DNC
v.v. to decide not to charge someone with a crime after they have been arrested. This is an old legal term that means the case will not go to court.
v. to enter a formal record that the prosecutor or plaintiff will not proceed with a legal action. Derived from the Latin 'nolle prosequi', it functions as a voluntary dismissal of charges.
The prosecutor decided to DNC the case due to lack of evidence.
After the key witness changed her story, the district attorney chose to DNC the charges against the defendant.
While the state had sufficient grounds for an indictment, the strategic decision to DNC allowed investigators to pursue a more significant target in the hierarchy of the criminal organization.
The verb is transitive and typically appears in legal or police contexts; often used as a shorthand for 'nolle prosequi'.