Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

nolle prosequi


Definition of nolle prosequi

noun

Law
  • a formal notice of abandonment by a plaintiff or prosecutor of all or part of a suit.
  • (in the UK) the dismissal or termination of legal proceedings by the Attorney General.

Origin:

Latin, literally 'refuse to pursue'

nolle prosequi in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of nolle prosequi in the US English dictionary