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nolle pros

nolle pros nolle prossed nolle pros·sing : nol-pros ...


nunc pro tunc

nunc pro tunc : now for then used in reference to a judicial or procedural act that corrects an omission in the record, has effect as of an earlier date, or takes place after a deadline has expired [a nunc pro tunc order] [permitted to file the petition nunc pro tunc] ...


pro bono

pro bono [Latin pro bono publico for the public good] : being, involving, or doing legal work donated esp. for the public good [pro bono counsel] ...


pro confesso

pro confesso [Latin] : as though confessed [the plaintiff's pleadings were taken pro confesso since the defendant did not appear] see also decree pro confesso at decree ...


pro se

pro se [Latin] : on one's own behalf : without an attorney [a defendant's right to proceed pro se] [a pro se action] ...


pro tanto

pro tanto [Late Latin] : for so much : to a certain extent [the obligation is pro tanto discharged "Uniform Commercial Code"] [entered into a pro tanto release pending the appeal] ...


pro tem

pro tem : pro tempore often styled with a terminal period in legal contexts [Justice pro tem.] ...


Menus mortua, quia possessio est immortalis, manus pro possessione et mortua pro immortali

Menus mortua, quia possessio est immortalis, manus pro possessione et mortua pro immortali [Lat.], Mortmain (dead hand) because it is an immortal possession; 'manus' stands for possession, and 'mortua' for immortal....


Pro rata, or Pro rat' parte

Pro rata, or Pro rat' parte (in proportion)....


nol-pros

nol-pros nol-prossed nol-pros·sing vt : to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi vi : to enter a nolle prosequi ...


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