no contest

noun

: nolo contendere

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Later that year, Lee pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and entering a restricted area during a live event. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

ProPublica recently reported on an example of a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse in Florida and lost her teaching license, but was still able to then open a private school. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Izabel Reed, also of Roeland Park, was sentenced to 25 years in prison April 1 after previously pleading no contest to two counts of distribution of drugs causing death. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Snowden pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and attend coroner’s and DUI courses as part of the agreement. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

no contest

noun

: nolo contendere