nolle
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- noun
- /ˈnɒli/
- Formal
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nolle
- So the entry of a nolle prosequi usually meant the case wasn't all that good to begin with, or it was old and witnesses were gone, or nobody cared much about the crime anymore anyway, or some combination.
- nolle prosequi
Examples
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To calculate effective conviction rates, one needs data on indictments and other accusations, as well as nolle prosequi orders.
Academic text (2009) -
Huntington accordingly issued a nolle prosequi (no prosecutions) against four of the defendants.
Academic text (2016) -
It didn't bar a later suit against the same person for the same claim that was included in the nolle prosequi.
Blog text (32) -
At a brief hearing in Prince William Circuit Court, prosecutors declared the charge nolle prosequi, which means they don't wish to prosecute at this time.
Blog text (1) -
In a criminal case, the prosecutor generally had the authority to decline to prosecute any case further and to get a nolle prosequi entered, before or after a grand jury indicted the defendant.
Blog text (32) -
A nolle prosequi is in the nature of an acknowledgment or undertaking by the plaintiff in an action to forbear to proceed any further, either in the action altogether, or as to some part of it, or as to some of the defendants.
Blog text (32) -
The prosecutor filed a nolle to indicate that the charges would not be pursued further.
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After reviewing the evidence, the court accepted a nolle to end the case without prosecution.
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The judge explained that a nolle means the state has decided to drop the criminal charges against the defendant.
Synonyms
An official notice that stops charges in a court case
A court record showing the prosecutor will not continue the case
A decision not to charge someone with a crime or to continue a court case against them
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nolle comes from the Latin phrase nolle prosequi, which literally means 'be unwilling to pursue', and it names the formal notice that a prosecutor will not continue the charges.