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Examples of no contest in a Sentence
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Earlier this year, Krueger pleaded no contest to a felony count of misconduct in public office.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
California Parents plead no contest to killing and torturing their 4-year-old son, Noah Cuatro
March 29, 2024
Chavez and Flores plunged the girl’s head into ice baths, rubbed a pepper in her eye and repeatedly tortured her while denying her food, prosecutors said during a criminal trial last year.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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