no contests

A form of no contest — A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment as if guilty.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of no contest.
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APA

no contests. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20contests

MLA

“no contests.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20contests. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no contests,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20contests.

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