no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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Wendy Choo retained the Evolve Women’s Championship as her match with Laynie Luck went to a no contest. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 Angela Onduto, 47, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 drowning death of her own daughter, posthumously named Matea Esperanza by the police agency that investigated her. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2026 The former couple has been in litigation since at least 2018, according to court records, and Bridges in 2022 pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge in an incident involving Johnson. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026 The university did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on his no contest plea. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for no contest

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 16 May. 2026.

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