no bill
noun
a failure to indict.
no bill
1 Americannoun
Law.
no-bill
2
American
[noh-bil]
/ ˈnoʊˌbɪl /
verb (used with object)
Law.
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“We’d rather have no bill than a bad bill,” Armstrong said in a post on X at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
"We'd rather have no bill than a bad bill," Armstrong wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
He also highlighted the benefits to the environment, with no plastic SIM cards used, and believes people using an eSIM when they travel abroad will have more provider options and no "bill shocks".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
But, she added: “There’s no bill pending. We couldn’t find a Republican sponsor. So, it’s a huge lift. We’ll get there but not this year.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
Then he left without paying the bill, because no bill was, or would ever be, brought to a scythe.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The local district attorney's office confirmed in June 2025 "the grand jury voted a no-bill, which means there will be no criminal charges related to the death".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The local district attorney's office confirmed "the grand jury voted a no-bill, which means there will be no criminal charges related to the death".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Journalist Tim Madigan at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram caught up with Johnson during his own investigation into Tarrant’s no-bill rates and incorporated her findings.
From Washington Post
By contrast, the city of Austin’s no-bill rate for the same crime was 13 percent.
From Washington Post
But the doctor of the Dabney House needed no epidemic to keep him occupied, so acceptable was his no-bill custom--still maintained--to the unwell laity of the vicinage.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
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