NOLLE PROSEQUI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nolle prosequi mean? 

• NOLLE PROSEQUI (noun)
  The noun NOLLE PROSEQUI has 1 sense:

1. an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed

  Familiarity information: NOLLE PROSEQUI used as a noun is very rare.

• NOLLE PROSEQUI (verb)
  The verb NOLLE PROSEQUI has 1 sense:

1. drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

  Familiarity information: NOLLE PROSEQUI used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOLLE PROSEQUI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

nol pros; nolle prosequi

Hypernyms ("nolle prosequi" is a kind of...):

entry (an item inserted in a written record)

Derivation:

nolle prosequi (drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records)

• NOLLE PROSEQUI (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

nol.pros.; nolle pros; nolle prosequi

Context example:

They nolle prossed the charge

Hypernyms (to "nolle prosequi" is one way to...):

drop; knock off (stop pursuing or acting)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

nolle prosequi (an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed)