Nol.pros. (Verb)
Meaning
Drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records; "They nolle prossed the charge".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The district attorney decided to nol.pros. the minor charges against the defendant in exchange for a guilty plea.
- The judge agreed with the request and allowed the state to nol.pros. the case due to a lack of evidence.
- The state's attorney office decided to nol.pros. the case after new evidence revealed the suspect was not involved.
- After retrying the case and still failing to obtain a conviction, the DA chose to nol.pros. the charge.
- When a key piece of evidence was deemed inadmissible, prosecutors were forced to nol.pros. the charges against him.