n. [ L. nolle to be unwilling. ] The state of being unwilling; nolition. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ L., to be unwilling to prosecute. ] (Law) Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants. [ 1913 Webster ]