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Haines pleaded no contest to first-degree residential burglary and served one month of a six-month sentence.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Sammie Brown, 31, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the killing of 23-year-old Karongie Louis Bell, as part of a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Isaiah Lee, who served 270 days in jail after pleading no contest to charges related to the attack, is now claiming the Hollywood Bowl’s security brutally beat him and also allowed Chappelle’s people to attack him during the event.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
One of the officers pleaded no contest and the other entered guilty pleas as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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