no contest
nounDefinition of no contest
Examples of no contest in a Sentence
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Last year, Almena and Harris pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, and Alameda County assistant district attorney Teresa Drenick said the men would avoid trial and face sentencing in August 2018. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "Verdict reached in trial of two men in the 36 deaths in Oakland's Ghost Ship fire," 5 Sep. 2019 Another co-defendant, Ricky Valente, 21, pleaded no contest to being an accessory after the fact and was placed on probation for three years. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2 men sentenced to prison for 2016 killing of Camp Pendleton Marine in South L.A.," 27 Aug. 2019 Yeon’s husband, Howard, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor insurance evasion charge. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "East Bay sushi restaurant owners take plea deal in tax evasion case," 22 Aug. 2019 An Osceola County Sheriff’s deputy had her license suspended and will have to pay $1,500 in fines and fees after pleading no contest to a careless driving charge for a crash that killed a Disney employee last year. — Cristóbal Reyes, orlandosentinel.com, "Osceola deputy fined, has license suspended for careless driving in fatal rear-end crash," 21 Aug. 2019 Gimelstob resigned in May after pleading no contest to a felony battery charge. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal Return to Leadership Roles in Tennis," 8 Aug. 2019 But the accused men in February pleaded no contest to charges of killing Shanique Marie. — Angela Ruggiero, The Mercury News, "Ghost Ship trial: How often are trials upended by juror misconduct?," 20 Aug. 2019 Arellaga had previously pleaded no contest to a DUI offense in Long Beach in 2012, records show. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, "Two arrested in fatal shooting of Long Beach musician who had worked with Sublime," 16 Aug. 2019 In January, Johnson pleaded no contest to a speeding charge, was required to attend traffic school and had his adjudication withheld, according to court records. — Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, "Driver arrested in death of Broward sheriff’s deputy," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'no contest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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