Nolle prosequi
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Nolle prosequi,[lower-alpha 1] 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.