knock off vs nol.pros.

knock off and nol.pros. both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knock off	No	No	Yes	No
nol.pros.	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nol.pros. is a hyponym of knock off; that is, nol.pros. is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knock off:

knock off: stop pursuing or acting
nol.pros.: drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

Other hyponyms of knock off include nolle pros, nolle prosequi.

knock off (verb)	nol.pros. (verb)
stop pursuing or acting	drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
write quickly
take by theft
cut the price of