no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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King Jamil Stevenson, 32, pleaded no contest to the charge just six weeks after it was filed. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 In February 2019, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading no contest. Miami Herald, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 Records show Fleming pleaded no contest to a charge of indecent exposure in May. Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2025 The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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no contest

noun
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