nolleprosequi

nol·le pros·e·qui (nŏl'ē prŏsʹĭ-kwī', -kwē') n. Abbr. nol. pros.

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.

  [Latin nōlle prōsequī, to be unwilling to pursue : nōlle, to be unwilling + prōsequī, to pursue.]

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