no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Barry Bull, 58, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter count in the 2021 death of 59-year-old Vincent Koehler, court records show. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024 Pleading no contest means Baker did not contest the charges and accepts the facts alleged by prosecutors without admitting to being guilty. Erin Murtha, ABC News, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for no contest 

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Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 May. 2024.

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no contest

noun
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