no contest
- A plea by a criminal defendant in court, technically not an admission of guilt, but treated as such for sentencing purposes and commonly used when a related lawsuit for damages is possible
- After consulting with his lawyer, he decided to enter a no contest plea to the charge against him.
- A no contest plea might be a safer choice when a civil lawsuit might arise out of the same incident.
- By choosing to plead no contest, the defendant prevented his plea from being used against him in a potential civil case.
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