an entry made on the court record when the plaintiff in a civil suit or prosecutor in a criminal prosecution undertakes not to continue the action or prosecution
Compare non prosequitur
Word origin
Latin: do not pursue (prosecute)
nolle prosequi in American English
(ˌnɑli ˈprɑsɪˌkwaɪ)
Law
1.
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