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Word: Nolo_contendere
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Latin, literally ‘I do not wish to contend’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌnəʊləʊ kənˈtɛndəri
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌnəʊləʊ kənˈtɛndəreɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plea by which a defendant in a criminal prosecution accepts conviction but does not plead or admit guilt
Short Definition:plea by which defendant in criminal prosecution accepts conviction but does not plead or admit guilt
Examples:- the majority of these entering pleas of nolo contendere
- the defendant pleaded nolo contendere to a single charge of income tax evasion
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