Main Entry: nol·le pro·se·qui

Pronunciation: \ˌnä-lē-ˈprä-sə-ˌkwī\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, to be unwilling to pursue

Date: 1681

: an entry on the record of a legal action denoting that the prosecutor or plaintiff will proceed no further in an action or suit either as a whole or as to some count or as to one or more of several defendants