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nol pros

nol pros is the abbreviation of nolle prosequi.

Meaning of nolle prosequi

Noun

nolle prosequi (plural nolle prosequis or nolle prosequies)

  1. (UK) A declaration from the attorney general ending a criminal prosecution.
  2. A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
  3. (figuratively) A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
    • [...] where the ordinary man would have met the suggestion they had made with a firm nolle prosequi, I was barred from doing this by the code of the Woosters, which, as is pretty generally known, renders it impossible for me to let a pal down. [...] “I do wish you wouldn't always be so difficult...1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVI and XIX

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Questions about nol pros

What is nol pros the abbreviation of?
Nol pros is the abbreviation of nolle prosequi.

Words near nol pros in the dictionary

  1. Noklak
  2. Nokomis
  3. NoKor
  4. nokta
  5. noktas
  6. nol pros
  7. nol-kohl
  8. nol-kole
  9. nol-pros
  10. nol-prossed
  11. nol-prosses

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