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| judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty |
| a person who brings suit in a court against a defendant |
| Main Entry: | nolo contendere |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in law, a plea by the defendant in a criminal prosecution of not contending a conviction as though a guilty plea had been entered but not admitting guilt; also called nolo |
| Etymology: | L. lit. I do not wish to contend |
A plea that can be entered in a criminal or civil case, by which an accused person neither admits guilt nor proclaims innocence of a charge. Nolo contendere is Latin for “I do not wish to contend.”