ALL meanings of nolo contendere
no·lo con·ten·de·re
N n - 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