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Nolo

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003419

A shortened form of nolo contendere, a plea in a criminal case where the defendant does not admit guilt but accepts the punishment. This plea has the same immediate effect as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes. It is often used to avoid the plea being used as an admission of guilt in subsequent civil litigation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003419
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Nolo",
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  "definition": "A shortened form of nolo contendere, a plea in a criminal case where the defendant does not admit guilt but accepts the punishment. This plea has the same immediate effect as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes. It is often used to avoid the plea being used as an admission of guilt in subsequent civil litigation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nolo/"
}

Record 3,402 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.