no bill
no bill 不予起诉 这是大陪审团〔grand jury〕认为证据不足时，在检察官的起诉书背面批写的字句，以前常写ignoramus一词，现在则通常写no bill, not a true bill, no true bill或not found。意思是「查无实据，不予起诉」。相反，如果大陪审团认为「查明属实，应予起诉」，则在检察官的起诉书背面批写「true bill」。 (→ignoramus)
NO BILL
no bill
no bill, n. A grand jury’s notation that insufficient evidence exists for an indictment on a criminal charge (the grand jury returned a no bill instead of the indictment the prosecutors expected). (the grand jury no-billed three of the charges). Cf. TRUE BILL. [Cases: Grand Jury 42.] — no-bill, vb.