nolle pros vs knock off

nolle pros and knock off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nolle pros	No	No	Yes	No
knock off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, knock off is a hypernym of nolle pros; that is, knock off is a word with a broader meaning than nolle pros:

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

Other hypernyms of nolle pros include drop.

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