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Definition of Nolle pros
1. Verb. Drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records. "They nolle prossed the charge"
Generic synonyms: Drop, Knock Off
Derivative terms: Nolle Prosequi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nolle Pros
Literary usage of Nolle pros
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Suretyship and Guaranty as Administered by Courts of Countries by George Washington Brandt (1905)
"Thereafter a nolle pros, was granted. Two weeks later the nolle pros, ...
The court said that the effect of the nolle pros, was merely to vacate the ..."
2. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Elisha Hammond, Charles Petersdorff (1831)
"... if he please, part and « may enter a nolle pros, upon (he issue, nnd take a
writ of inquiry of damages •a« to the Upon the judgment on demurrer; ..."
3. Secrets of the Great Whiskey Ring by John McDonald (1880)
"... if I will Tell What I Know—Beginning of My Trial—General Henderson Promises
to Enter a nolle pros., if I will Become a Witness for the Government—My ..."
4. Secrets of the Great Whiskey Ring: And Eighteen Months in the Penitentiary by John McDonald (1880)
"... if I will Tell What I Know—Beginning of My Trial—General Henderson Promises
to Enter a nolle pros., if I will Become a Witness for the Government—My ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Malicious Prosecution, False Imprisonment, and the by Martin L. Newell (1892)
"'Malicious Prosecution'), and it was said that the entry of a nolle pros, was
insufficient, because fresh process might be issued upon the indictment. ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"... a nolle pros, entered, judgment arrested, or accused discharged from arrest
for want of probable cause, the costs shall be paid by the prosecutor, ..."
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