NONPROS
Etymology 1
Noun
nonpros
plural of nonpro
Etymology 2
Verb
nonpros (third-person singular simple present nonprosses, present participle nonprossing, simple past and past participle nonprossed)
Alternative form of non-pros
The plaintiffs not appearing, the writ of error was nonprossed.
Source: Wiktionary
Non`-pros", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonprossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Non- prossing.]
Definition: To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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