no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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Two days after the case was dismissed, Castaneda-Rodriguez came to court and pleaded no contest to gun possession in an unrelated case that occurred before the fatal crash. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026 Coil also pleaded no contest to fourth-degree child abuse and operating while intoxicated. Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Samantha Johnson, 34, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse causing great bodily injury. Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 His father, Peter Mehler, 74, pleaded no contest during the hearing to the same charge. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no contest

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Apr. 2026.

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no contest

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