no contest

noun

: nolo contendere

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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The Broward State Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday evening that Pollard pleaded no contest. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 The league continues to investigate Jacobs' situation despite Jacobs' plea of no contest to both misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 An Overland Park mother who authorities charged with murder in the 2023 death of her 1-year-old child, alleging the toddler was malnourished and neglected, has pleaded no contest to a group of charges. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no contest

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of no contest was in 1931

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no contest

noun
: nolo contendere
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