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No contest

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003407

A plea entered by a defendant in a criminal case, also known as nolo contendere, which means the defendant does not admit guilt but accepts the punishment. This plea has the same effect as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes but cannot be used as an admission of guilt in a subsequent civil lawsuit. It is often used to avoid potential civil liability.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003407
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003407",
  "term": "No contest",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A plea entered by a defendant in a criminal case, also known as nolo contendere, which means the defendant does not admit guilt but accepts the punishment. This plea has the same effect as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes but cannot be used as an admission of guilt in a subsequent civil lawsuit. It is often used to avoid potential civil liability.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/no-contest/"
}

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