nolle prosequi

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  1. noun A declaration that the plaintiff in a civil case or the prosecutor in a criminal case will drop prosecution of all or part of a suit or indictment.

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  1. Latin nōlle prōsequī, to be unwilling to pursue : nōlle, to be unwilling + prōsequī, to pursue.

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  1. Latin: nolle, be unwilling; prosequi, follow after, prosecute: see nolition and prosequi.
 

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/ˈnɑlˈɛ prɑsɛkwai/
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