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Nolle prosequi
Nolle prosequi (to be unwilling to prosecute) was a proceeding in the nature of an undertaking by the plaintiff when he had misconceived the nature of the action, or the party to be sued, to forbear to proceed in a suit altogether, or as to some part of it, or as to some of the defendants. It differed from a non pros., which put a plaintiff out of Court with respect to all the defendants. See now DISCNTINUANCE. The King by his Attorney-General may enter a nolle prosequi on an information or indictment: this does not operate as a bar to anew indictment. Consult Jac. Law Dict.; Robertson, 'Civil Proceedings.'...
nolle prosequi
nolle prosequi [Latin, to be unwilling to pursue] : an entry in a criminal action denoting that the prosecutor will not prosecute the case further in whole or as to one or more of several counts or one or more of several defendants compare non prosequitur ...
Prosing
Writing prose speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner...
Prosaic
Of or pertaining to prose resembling prose in the form of prose unpoetical writing or using prose as a prosaic composition...
nol-pros
nol-pros nol-prossed nol-pros·sing vt : to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi vi : to enter a nolle prosequi ...
Retraxit
Retraxit (he has withdrawn), a disused proceeding somewhat similar to a nolle prosequi, except that a retraxit was a bar to any future action for the same cause; whereas a nolle prosequi is not, unless made after judgment. See DISCONTINUANCE....
non prosequitur
non prosequitur [Late Latin, he or she does not prosecute] : a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to appear to prosecute a suit compare nolle prosequi ...
Noll
The head the noodle...
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