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• nol-pros
  nol-pros

  verb (used with object)

  to end by a nolle prosequi.
• nol. pros.
  nol. pros.

  abbreviation

  nolle prosequi.

nol-pros

¹ American  

[nol-pros] / ˌnɒlˈprɒs /

verb (used with object)

Law.

nol-prossed, nol-prossing

1. to end by a nolle prosequi.

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nol. pros. ² American  

abbreviation

Law.

1. nolle prosequi.

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nol. pros. British  

abbreviation

1. nolle prosequi

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Etymology

Origin of nol-pros

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

If his victims reform their ways thoroughly enough, Arnold then sometimes signs with them a consent decree, nol-pros the criminal action.

From Time Magazine Archive