Nolle prosequi

Nolle prosequi,^[a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue".^[3]^[4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered;^[5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.

^ "nolle prosequi, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
^ "nolle prosequi", Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Springfield: Merriam-Webster.
^ "Nolle prosequi". reference.com. Accessed 2012-03-02.
^ "Nolle prosequi". Lewis & Short. Accessed 2017-02-17.
^ A nolle prosequi can be entered at any time after the indictment or information has been signed and before verdict:R v Dunn [1843] EngR 60; R v Colling (1847) 2 Cox CC 184; R v Sneesby (1951) St R Qd 26; R v Economou [1989] SASC 1670; R v Heald [1979] TASRp 16, [1979] Tas R 185 source: R v Michael Charles Baenisch [1996] SASC 5679 at para. 12 (28 June 1996).

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[1] "nolle prosequi, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[2] "nolle prosequi", Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Springfield: Merriam-Webster.

[refdotcom-4] "Nolle prosequi". reference.com. Accessed 2012-03-02.

[perseus.tufts.edu-5] "Nolle prosequi". Lewis & Short. Accessed 2017-02-17.

[6] A nolle prosequi can be entered at any time after the indictment or information has been signed and before verdict:R v Dunn [1843] EngR 60; R v Colling (1847) 2 Cox CC 184; R v Sneesby (1951) St R Qd 26; R v Economou [1989] SASC 1670; R v Heald [1979] TASRp 16, [1979] Tas R 185 source: R v Michael Charles Baenisch [1996] SASC 5679 at para. 12 (28 June 1996).

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