no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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Prosecutors dropped burglary and property damage counts in exchange for Stachowicz’s no contest plea, which isn’t an admission of guilt but is treated as such for the purposes of sentencing. Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has pleaded no contest to a pair of misdemeanor charges as part of a plea agreement that drops the original stalking charges. CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 Those previous charges were dropped in exchange for Moore pleading no contest to misdemeanor trespassing and misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026 The incident resulted in a ticket for impeding traffic, for which she was ordered to pay $197 after pleading no contest in Orange County court on Monday. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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no contest

noun
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