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Nolo Contendere

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Noun

1. nolo contendere, non vult

(law) an answer of no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nolo Contendere

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plea indicating that the defendant does not wish to contest the case
noun
law, mainly US
a plea made by a defendant to a criminal charge having the same effect in those proceedings as a plea of guilty but not precluding him or her from denying the charge in a subsequent action

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Nolo Contendere

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Law
a plea by which a defendant in a criminal case does not make a defense but does not admit guilt: it leaves the defendant open to conviction but does not prejudice his or her case in collateral proceedings

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nolo Contendere

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n.
A plea made by the defendant in a criminal action that is substantially but not technically an admission of guilt and subjects the defendant to punishment but permits denial of the alleged facts in other proceedings.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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