nol

n. [ See Noll. ] The head. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., touch me not. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens. (b) The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nolle not to will, to be unwilling; ne + velle to will, to be willing. ] Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to volition. [ 1913 Webster ]

A nolition and a direct enmity against the lust. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. nol, AS. hnoll top; akin to OHG. hnol top, head. ] The head; the noodle. [ Obs. ]
Syn. -- noddle, noggin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nolle to be unwilling. ] The state of being unwilling; nolition. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., to be unwilling to prosecute. ] (Law) Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., I do not wish to contend. ] (Law) A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of guilty. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. -prossed p. pr. & vb. n. -prossing. ] To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute. [ 1913 Webster ]