[syn: nolle pros, nolle prosequi, nol.pros.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nolle prosequi \Nol"le pros"e*qui\ [L., to be unwilling to
prosecute.] (Law)
Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that
a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the
public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or
as to some of several defendants.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nolle prosequi
n 1: an entry in the court record to the effect that the
plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed [syn: nolle
prosequi, nol pros]
v 1: drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the
court records; "They nolle prossed the charge" [syn: nolle
pros, nolle prosequi, nol.pros.]