dropping charges
Case gets withdrawn
Dropping charges is the decision by a prosecutor or plaintiff to discontinue a criminal case or legal complaint.
The charges don't proceed to trial and are essentially withdrawn: The DA dropped charges after the key witness recanted.
Charges may be dropped for insufficient evidence, witness problems, or reaching a settlement.
Distinct from dismissal, which is ordered by a judge.
- dismissalRemoval from position
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- lack of evidenceAbsence of proof
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- district attorneyCounty's chief prosecuting officer
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- forgivenessforgiveness of sins, redemption, absolve, mercy, grace
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Firmly held belief
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