no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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Thug, born Jeffery Williams, pleaded guilty to one gang charge along with multiple firearm and drug charges, while pleading no contest to the central RICO charge and to a gang leadership charge. Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Alejandro Valencia-Torres Jr., 28, pleaded no contest to a vehicular manslaughter charge, in exchange for prosecutors dropping murder, drunk driving and hit-and-run counts against him. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Hayes later plead no contest to two of the charges — false imprisonment and resisting arrest. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 In June 2022, he was sentenced to three years of probation, 450 hours of community service and a year of weekly domestic violence classes after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident. Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no contest 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of no contest was in 1931

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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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no contest

noun
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