no contest
Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior…Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior choice is obvious.
» Tom pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving.
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1 senses(informal)Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior choice is obvious.
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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