prosequi
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prosequi — /prosakway/ To follow up or pursue; to sue or prosecute. See nolle prosequi … Black's law dictionary
prosequi — To follow; to pursue; to prosecute. See nolle prosequi … Ballentine's law dictionary
Nolle prosequi — ( /ˌnɒl … Wikipedia
nolle prosequi — nolle pros·e·qui / prä sə ˌkwī, ˌkwē/ n [Latin, to be unwilling to pursue]: an entry in a criminal action denoting that the prosecutor will not prosecute the case further in whole or as to one or more of several counts or one or more of several… … Law dictionary
nolle prosequi — /nol ee pros i kwuy , kwee /, Law. an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbr.: nol. pros. [1675 85; < L: be unwilling to pursue, do not prosecute] * * * ▪ Anglo… … Universalium
Nolle prosequi — Nol le pros e*qui [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.] (Law) Will not prosecute; an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nollo prosequi — noun abrogation, cancellation, counter order, countermand, reversal, reversion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rem longius prosequi — index dwell (linger over) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nolle prosequi — formal notice to a plaintiff that the prosecutor will not continue a suit, Latin, lit. to be unwilling to pursue. The verb nolle pross is attested from 1880 … Etymology dictionary
nolle prosequi — A formal entry of record by the prosecuting attorney by which he declares unwillingness to prosecute a case or his intention not to prosecute the case further. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 512. An agreement not to proceed further in the suit as to a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
