Nōlle to be unwilling prōsequī to pursue American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Fifth Edition.

Nolle prosequi meaning. Similar notice by the plaintiff in a civil suit. Nolle prosequi in American English. A nolle prosequi is the formal entry of record by the prosecuting attorney by which he or she declares that he or she is unwilling to prosecute a case.

These two terms are used interchangeably. The nature of a nolle prosequi was explained by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. It means the case or charges listed are dismissed.

Whether to dismiss a case is within the prosecutors discretion. Latin nōlle prōsequī to be unwilling to pursue. In Virginia nolle prosequi means a case was dismissed by the prosecution according to Nolo.

A nolle prosequi or nolle pros is a form of dismissal of a criminal charge. Rather they simply use the term dismissal. The Latin term nolle prosequi means to be unwilling to pursue and is used in the criminal legal system to signify that the prosecution is discontinuing or will not prosecute.

Latin for we shall no longer prosecute which is a declaration made to the judge by a prosecutor in a criminal case or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit either before or during trial meaning the case against the defendant is being dropped. The prosecution invokes nolle prosequi or dismissal when. Definition of nolle prosequi.

Some states like New York for example dont use the phrase. A technical term of English Law the meaning of which varies as it is used with reference to civil or criminal casesThe object of it is to generally obtain a stay of proceedings against an accompliance in order to procure his evidence This object is however more usually effected by the prosecution offering no evidence and the judge directing an acquittal. Formal notice by the prosecutor that prosecution in a criminal case will be ended as to one or more counts one or more defendants or altogether.