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Nolle prosequi

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003418

A declaration by a prosecutor in a criminal case, or a plaintiff in a civil case, that they will not proceed with the action. This decision is made before or during trial and results in the termination of the current proceedings. The effect on future prosecution depends on whether the nolle prosequi is entered with or without prejudice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003418
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003418",
  "term": "Nolle prosequi",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A declaration by a prosecutor in a criminal case, or a plaintiff in a civil case, that they will not proceed with the action. This decision is made before or during trial and results in the termination of the current proceedings. The effect on future prosecution depends on whether the nolle prosequi is entered with or without prejudice.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nolle-prosequi/"
}

Record 3,399 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.