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loʊ kənˈtɛn noun Law.
(in a criminal case) a defendant's pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other proceedings.
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nolo contendere (ˈnəʊləʊ kɒnˈtɛndərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| chiefly (US) law a plea made by a defendant to a criminal charge having the same effect in those proceedings as a plea of guilty but not precluding him from denying the charge in a subsequent action | |
| [Latin: I do not wish to contend] | |
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Nolo contendere
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| 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 |
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nolo contendere [(noh-loh kuhn-ten-duh-ree, kuhn-ten-duh-ray)]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.”
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