It means no prosecution. A disposition of a criminal where the prosecutor agrees to drop the case against the defendant on the pretecxt that he shall reopen the case and begin the trail at any time during the next 13 month
The doctrine of quantum meruit and the quantum celebrant is the medium through which the victim can recover his value of services and particularly to say, the doctrine of quantum valebant gives protection to shopkeepers and businessmen.
For a student of law, the conviction is "the outcome of a prosecution which concludes during a judgment that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged."
When necessary or needed.