"non-pros" meaning in All languages combined

See non-pros on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: non-prosses [present, singular, third-person], non-prossing [participle, present], non-prossed [participle, past], non-prossed [past]
Etymology: Short for non prosequitur. Head templates: {{en-verb|nolinkhead=1}} non-pros (third-person singular simple present non-prosses, present participle non-prossing, simple past and past participle non-prossed), {{tlb|en|law}} (law)
  1. To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow (a lawsuit) to be dropped. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-non-pros-en-verb-vX6tmI8a Disambiguation of Law: 50 50 Topics: law
  2. To enter judgement against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute). Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-non-pros-en-verb-cY7YvAMS Disambiguation of Law: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nonpros

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Short for non prosequitur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "non-prosses",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-prossing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-prossed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-prossed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "(law)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow (a lawsuit) to be dropped."
      ],
      "id": "en-non-pros-en-verb-vX6tmI8a",
      "links": [
        [
          "prosecute",
          "prosecute"
        ],
        [
          "lawsuit",
          "lawsuit"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "en:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To enter judgement against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute)."
      ],
      "id": "en-non-pros-en-verb-cY7YvAMS",
      "links": [
        [
          "judgement",
          "judgement"
        ],
        [
          "plaintiff",
          "plaintiff"
        ],
        [
          "prosecute",
          "prosecute"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nonpros"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Law"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Short for non prosequitur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "non-prosses",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-prossing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-prossed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-prossed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "(law)",
      "name": "tlb"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow (a lawsuit) to be dropped."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosecute",
          "prosecute"
        ],
        [
          "lawsuit",
          "lawsuit"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To enter judgement against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "judgement",
          "judgement"
        ],
        [
          "plaintiff",
          "plaintiff"
        ],
        [
          "prosecute",
          "prosecute"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "nonpros"
    }
  ],
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}

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