What does 'Nolle Prosqui' mean?

Question

I found it on some papers I got from court from a speeding ticket.

Answer 1

In simple English it means the prosecutor declines to prosecute that charge. Usually found as part of plea bargain where there are multiple charges and/or counts.

Answer 2

NOLLE PROSEQUI - An entry made on the record, by which the prosecutor or plaintiff declares that he will proceed no further.

A nolle prosequi may be entered either in a criminal or a civil case. In criminal cases, a nolle prosequi may be entered at any time before the finding of the grand jury, by the attorney general, and generally after a true bill has been found; in Pennsylvania, in consequence of a statutory provision, no nolle prosequi can be entered after a bill has been found, without leave of the court, except in cases of assault and battery, fornication and bastardy, on agreement between the parties, or in prosecutions for keeping tippling houses.

A nolle prosequi may be entered as to one or several defendants. The effect of a nolle prosequi, when obtained, is to put the defendant without day, but it does not operate as an acquittal; for he may be afterwards reindicted, and even upon the same indictment, fresh process may be awarded.

In civil cases, a nolle prosequi is considered, not to be of the nature of a retraxit or release, as was formerly supposed, but an agreement only, not to proceed either against some of the defendants, or as to part of the suit. A nolle prosequi is now held to be no bar to a future action for the same cause, except in those cases where, from the nature of the action, judgment and execution against one, is a satisfaction of all the damages sustained by the plaintiff.

In civil cases, a nolle prosequi may be entered as to one of several counts or to one of several defendants as in the case of a joint contract, where one of two defendants pleads infancy, the plaintiff may enter a nolle prosequi as to him and proceed against the other.

Answer 3

Nolle Prossed is from the Latin term "Nolle Prosqui" meaning "We shall no longer prosecute." Basically, it's an admission by the prosecution that there is a lack of evidence to pursue the case. It's also used highly in plea bargains. It's different than a "dismissal" simply because it is the prosecution who drops the charge, not the judge.

Answer 4

'Nolle Prosqui' is notation for "Nolle Prosequi", commonly referred to as a "noll pros". This is the method by which a case that has already been accused by a prosecutor's office is dismissed. It is drafted by the prosecutor seeking the dismissal explaining the reasons why, and is approved and signed by the judge assigned to the case.

Answer 5

It translates as "we do not wish to prosecute".

That Latin phrase is used as a procedural notation if the prosecutor in a criminal case decides not to go forward for whatever reason.

Answer 6

I think the best english translation might be not processed. Think of it as tossed out.