no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In July 1980, however, the three defendants pleaded no contest to charges connected to the attack. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 Tyler Montgomery, 30, pleaded no contest in April to sending harmful material to a minor, a felony, with the understanding he’d be sentenced to probation. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024 In February, Haddish pleaded no contest to reckless driving stemming from her November arrest in Los Angeles. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 Stone, 47, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder charges and was sentenced in February to serve 21 years in prison. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 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 9 Jun. 2024.

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no contest

noun
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