Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To drop (charges) against the accused by entering a nolle prosequi in court.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Short for nolle prosequi.]
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