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• non pros.
  non pros.

  abbreviation

  non prosequitur.
• non-pros
  non-pros

  verb (used with object)

  to adjudge (a plaintiff ) in default.

non pros.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. non prosequitur.

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non-pros ² American  

[non-pros] / ˌnɒnˈprɒs /

verb (used with object)

Law.

non-prossed, non-prossing

1. to adjudge (a plaintiff ) in default.

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non-pros ¹ British  

/ ˌnɒnˈprɒs /

noun

1. short for non prosequitur

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verb

1. (tr) to enter a judgment of non prosequitur against (a plaintiff)

non pros. ² British  

abbreviation

1. non prosequitur

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Etymology

Origin of non-pros

First recorded in 1665–75; shortened form of non prosequitur

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

non pros. non-pros

Non-content. non obst., non obstante=Notwithstanding. non pros., non prosequitur=He does not prosecute. non seq., non sequitur=It does not follow. n.o.p.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

I used to get lost in that app but now with AI, there are lots of quick fixes easy enough for non-pros to use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

But looking back, it’s my encounters with non-pros that amaze me the most.

From Golf Digest ● Dec. 6, 2019

Paul was sort of a blabbermouth — like most 20-something, non-pros with freakish talent.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2017

But because tabloid-style media will always have an audience, probably a big one, new kinds of content marketplaces are sure to emerge, giving non-pros a way to sell and license the most newsworthy material.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2012

The non-pros include mailmen, policemen, engineers, salesmen and a chiropodist.

From Time Magazine Archive