no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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Somerville pleaded no contest to the DUI charge in August 2022 and was ordered to attend DUI classes and given three years probation, ending in 2025. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 Borgwardt, who could not be reached for comment for this report, pleaded no contest last month to obstructing an officer and was sentenced to 89 days in jail. Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025 Bortlen, whose real name is Cortlen Henry, pleaded no contest to one count of tampering with a witness, two counts of being an accessory to a capital felony, and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Sarah Lynn Nicole Jones was found guilty of one count each of abuse of a child and endangering a child in June after previously pleading no contest to the charges, according to a Leavenworth County court document. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025 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 20 Sep. 2025.

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no contest

noun
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