nolle prosequi

Questions about nolle prosequi

What is another word for nolle prosequi?

It depends which nolle prosequi you mean. In the sense “an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed”, the synonyms are nol pros. Across all 2 senses there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of nolle prosequi?

WordNet records no antonym for nolle prosequi. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for nolle prosequi split into groups?

Because nolle prosequi carries 2 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for nolle prosequi come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of nolle prosequi

• Full entry for nolle prosequiAll 2 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for nolle prosequiWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.