Definition of nolo contendere
:a plea in a criminal prosecution that without admitting guilt subjects the defendant to conviction but does not preclude denying the truth of the charges in a collateral proceeding
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Origin and Etymology of nolo contendere
Latin, I do not wish to contend
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nolo contendere
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nolo con·ten·de·re
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legal Definition of nolo contendere
:a plea by a defendant in a criminal prosecution that without admitting guilt subjects the defendant to conviction as in the case of a guilty plea but that does not bar denial of the truth of the charges in another proceeding (as a civil action based on the same acts) — called also
no contest, non vult contendere; compare guilty, not guilty 1
Origin and Etymology of nolo contendere
Latin, I do not wish to contend
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