- nol-pros
- transitive verb (nol-prossed; nol-prossing) Etymology: nolle prosequi Date: circa 1878 to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nol-pros
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nol–pros — / näl präs, nəl / vb nol–prossed, nol–pros·sing vt: to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi vi: to enter a nolle prosequi Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
nol|pros — «NOL PROS», transitive verb, prossed, pros|sing. Law. to abandon (a lawsuit or indictment) by entering a nolle prosequi. ╂[American English, short for Latin nōlle prōsequī] nol. pros., nolle prosequi … Useful english dictionary
Nol pros — Nol. pros. An abbrev. of {Nolle prosequi}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nol-pros — v. t. [imp. & p. p. { prossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { prossing}.] To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nol-pros — /nol pros /, v.t., nol prossed, nol prossing. Law. to end by a nolle prosequi. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
nol-pros — ☆ nol pros [näl präs′ ] vt. nol prossed, nol prossing [< abbrev. of NOLLE PROSEQUI] to abandon (all or part of a suit) by entering a nolle prosequi on the court records … English World dictionary
nol.pros. — nol. pros. abbr. nolle prosequi. * * * … Universalium
nol. pros. — nol. pros. See: nolle prosequi Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
nol-pros — index quit (discontinue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nol. pros. — Law. See nolle prosequi. * * * nol|pros «NOL PROS», transitive verb, prossed, pros|sing. Law. to abandon (a lawsuit or indictment) by entering a nolle prosequi. ╂[American English, short for Latin nōlle prōsequī] nol. pros., nolle prosequi … Useful english dictionary
nol-pros — ˈnälˈpräs transitive verb (nol prossed ; nol prossed ; nol prossing ; nol prosses) Etymology: nolle prosequi : to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi * * * /nol pros /, v.t., nol prossed, nol prossing. Law. to end by a nolle prosequi. [1875… … Useful english dictionary
