nolo contendere
no contest, answer of "no contest" by a defendant that allows him to be punished by does not constitute an admission of guilt
Nolo contendere
Nolo contendere, in criminal
trials, in some
common law jurisdictions, is a
plea where the
defendant neither admits nor disputes a
charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of
guilty or
not guilty. Its literal translation from
Latin means, "I do not contest," and is also referred to as a plea of no contest, to stand mute, or, more informally, a nolo plea. Nolo contendere, while not technically a guilty plea, has the same effect as a guilty plea, and is often offered as a part of a
plea bargain.
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nolo contendere
Noun
1. (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
(synonym) non vult
(hypernym) answer
(classification) criminal law
Nolo contendere
A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Nolo contendere
Latin for I will not defend it. Used primarily in criminal proceedings whereby the defendant declines to refute the evidence of the prosecution. - (
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