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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 ...
Non pros
Non pros., abbrev. For non prosequitur (he [the plaintiff] does not pursue [his action]). Where the plaintiff failed to take the proper step in his action in the proper time, the defendant entered what was called a non prosequitur, and signed final judgment against the plaintiff, who was said to be non pros.Under R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XXVII., when the plaintiff neglects to proceed, the course is for the defendant to apply for a dismissal of the action for want of prosecution....
nonpros
nonpros non·prossed non·pros·sing : to enter a non prosequitur against ...
Non pros
An abbreviation of Non prosequitur...
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 ...
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