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Prosecutors had the charges nol prossed, meaning they could be refiled in the future.

The Roanoke Times: Home page 2009

But witnesses wouldn't talk, so the case was nolle prossed.

Va. inmate charged with 1996 murder 2010

The state has filed a motion, a pleading with the court that says we null prossed this indictment; we are not moving forward.

CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2006 2006

_They found the man not guilty and they found her guilty_, but Judge Avery set the verdict aside and ordered the case _nolle prossed_ against her.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Various

"Here's where I get my case nol prossed," I found myself whispering.

Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers Harry Alverson Franck 1921

The verdict of the jury was set aside and the indictment nolle prossed.

Out of the Ditch; A True Story of an Ex-Slave J. Vance Lewis 1910

It is so certain, that the Solicitor-General has nol prossed the indictment against him.

Select Speeches of Daniel Webster Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 1903

Mr. District Attorney Aldrich was quite disgusted at this, and promptly _nol prossed_ that indictment.

Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 George Frisbie Hoar 1865

While thus prostrate, with his face prossed upon the chilling pavement, he suddenly starts, almost to his feet, and a new terror seizes upon his soul.

The Wigwam and the Cabin. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. Second Series 1845

It is so certain, that the Solicitor-General has _nol prossed_ the indictment against him.

Select Speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845 Daniel Webster 1817