nolo contendere

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noun nolo contendere (in a criminal case) a defendant's pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other proceedings. 1
noun nolo contendere law: effective admission of guilt 1
noun nolo contendere plea indicating that the defendant does not wish to contest the case 0
noun nolo contendere 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 0
noun nolo contendere 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 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

1870-75; < Latin: I am unwilling to contend

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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