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Courtney Andrade, who is also known as Courtney Peterson, was sentenced after pleading no contest to two vehicular manslaughter charges and two drunk driving charges, through a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
The fine, reduced from $500, comes after Lopez pleaded no contest to violating state records laws by placing the crime scene photo on his personal social media pages on March 2, the day after the teen’s body was found.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
In January Mangione pleaded no contest to trespassing at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, a public park in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and paid a $100 fine.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
But the internal battle between traditionalist Republicans, like McCarthy, and far-right iconoclasts, like Gaetz, has been no contest: Gaetz beat Dimmock by 45 points.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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