non-pros

verb

To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow (a lawsuit) to be dropped.

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Meanings

verbnon-pros (third-person singular simple present non-prosses, present participle non-prossing, simple past and past participle non-prossed)

present singular third person non-prosses · participle present non-prossing · participle past non-prossed · past non-prossed · alternative nonpros

  1. lawTo decline or fail to prosecute; to allow (a lawsuit) to be dropped.
  2. lawTo enter judgement against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute).

Origin

Short for non prosequitur.

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APA

non-pros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-pros

MLA

“non-pros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-pros. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-pros,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-pros.

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