no bill
noun
a failure to indict.
no bill
1 Americannoun
Law.
no-bill
2
American
[noh-bil]
/ ˈnoʊˌbɪl /
verb (used with object)
Law.
Example Sentences
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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
Lawyers for both men have lodged a no bill application, which argues neither men have a case to answer.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Although no bill or official schedule for a law exists yet, experts believe one will be passed within the next two years.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022
Then he left without paying the bill, because no bill was, or would ever be, brought to a scythe.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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