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nolo contendere
noun
Examples of nolo contendere in a Sentence
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Word History
Latin, I do not wish to contend
1829, in the meaning defined above
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“Nolo contendere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nolo%20contendere. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
nolo contendere
nouncalled also no contest, non vult contendere
compare guilty, not guilty sense 1Latin, I do not wish to contend
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