Definition of "nolle" []

• To enter a nolle prosequi.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The charges were formally dismissed Friday through a so-called nolle prosequi filing in a Manhattan federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice as a result of his death."
• "But witnesses wouldn't talk, so the case was nolle prossed."
• "Last week's term was nolle prosequi, which is defined as:"