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no⋅lo

[noh-loh]
–noun, plural -los. Informal.
nolo contendere.

no⋅lo con⋅ten⋅de⋅re

[noh-loh kuhn-ten-duh-ree]
–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.
Also, nolo.


Origin:
1870–75; < L: I am unwilling to contend
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no·lo   (nō'lō)   
n.   pl. no·los
Nolo contendere.
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Main Entry:  nolo
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See nolo contendere
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Main Entry: no·lo
Pronunciation: 'nO-lO
Function: noun
: NOLO CONTENDERE

Main Entry: nolo con·ten·de·re
Pronunciation: -k&n-'ten-d&-rE, -rA
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, I do not wish to contend
: 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
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nolo
nolo contendere
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