nolo contendere

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  1. noun A plea made by the defendant in a criminal action that is substantially but not technically an admission of guilt and subjects the defendant to punishment but permits denial of the alleged facts in other proceedings.

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  1. Latin nōlō contendere, I do not wish to contend : nōlō, first person sing. present tense of nōlle, to be unwilling + contendere, to contend.

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  1. Latin: nolo, 1st person singular present indicative of nolle, be unwilling; contendere, contend: see contend.
 

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/ˈnoʊloʊ kənˈtɛndəri/
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