no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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Madsen pleaded no contest to a DUI charge in 2019, which had come within 10 years of another DUI charge. July 3, CBS News, 3 July 2025 Jason Edward Barnes pleaded no contest to six charges, including three counts of impersonating fire/EMS personnel in Macomb County Circuit Court. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 2 July 2025 David Washington, 39, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the March 2024 shooting death of 39-year-old Charles Calloway. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 June 2025 Would the Kings be willing to take on a player who pled no contest to a domestic violence charge in 2022? Bridges has the size, length and athleticism to be a high-level defender, but his effort at that end of the floor has been described as inconsistent. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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no contest

noun
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