Lat in practice. A formal entry upon the record, by the plaintiff in a civil suit or the prosecuting officer in a criminal action, by which he de-clares that he “will no further prosecute” the case, either as to some of the counts, or some of the defendants, or altogether. State v. Primm, 61 Mo. 171; Com. v. Casey, 12 Allen (Mass.) 214; Davenport v. Newton, 71 VL 11, 42 Atl. 1087
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
