-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Examples of no contest in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near no contest
Cite this Entry
“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
no contest
nounLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share