nolle prosequi
(law) A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
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(law) A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
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(figuratively) A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
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(UK, _, law) A declaration from the attorney general ending a criminal prosecution.
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