nol pros

1. 1.

   an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed

   Synonymsnolle prosequi

   Broaderentry

Questions about nol pros

What does nol pros mean?

nol pros means "an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed".

What is another word for nol pros?

Close synonyms include nolle prosequi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nol pros a common word?

nol pros is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.