no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 See all Example Sentences for no contest 

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Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of no contest was in 1931

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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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no contest

noun
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