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Definition of "nolle prosequi" []

  • A declaration that the plaintiff in a civil case or the prosecutor in a criminal case will drop prosecution of all or part of a suit or indictment. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nolle prosequi" in a sentence
  • "Also, a bill to require the Judges of the Superior Courts of the various counties in this State, to enter a nolle prosequi in certain cases:"
  • "The guilty parties were never arrested, and a nolle prosequi was entered at the October term at court, 1835."
  • "Also a bill to require the Judges of the Superior Courts of the various counties in this State, to enter a nolle prosequi in certain cases, and for other purposes."
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