Meanings
- abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of nolle prosequi.
- abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of nolle prosequi.
This week, two men were completely exonerated. Four counts of statutory rape involving 14-year-old males were "noll prossed" (exonerated) in the case of Richard Kellaher. The state admitted the dates indicated in those indictments were not correct and that other evidence was "faulty."
1979 April 28, Tom Reeves, “Revere Sex Cases Resolved”, in Gay Community News, page 1
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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