no contest
A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies…A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment as if guilty.
» Tom pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving.
Meaning
5 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment as if guilty.
(US, countable, uncountable)A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will.
(countable, historical, uncountable)The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.
(countable, uncountable)A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action
(countable, uncountable)An election in which the candidate runs unopposed.
Examples
5 sentencesTom pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving.
Tom pleaded no contest to two counts of drunken driving.
ruТом заявил о нежелании оспаривать два пункта обвинения о вождении в состоянии алкогольного опьянения. — sharptoothed
Tom pleaded no contest.
Sami pled no contest.
Tom pled no contest.
Origin
Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).
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Forms
plural: no contests| Singular | no contest |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable