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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Nolo contendere.
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Examples
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She remembered the word nolo from all the times she’d pled nolo contendere—no wish to contest legal charges.
Demon From The Dark Kresley Cole 2010
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According to court documents, Johnson plead nolo, which is essentially no contest, to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, penal code 243, and the court dismissed the other two charges as part of the proceedings.
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I already addressed this contention defendant can still plead nolo (no admission of guilt), or the defendant can offer defenses, like necessity (no guilt).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ten Rules for Dealing with Police 2010
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He talked to her of navigation, excavation, irrigation, nolo contendere.
Precipice of Questions Bill Yarrow 2010
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The matter, we're happy to report, seems now to be resolved in what appears to be the aeronautic equivalent of a nolo contendere plea.
Mubarak, the shah and the 30-year itch Al Kamen 2011
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The undersigned defendant is still free to plead nolo contendre.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ten Rules for Dealing with Police 2010
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That's the old Michael Millken firm, known for its sharklike culture, whiich went bankrupt after pleading "nolo contendre" to multiple felonies.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger RJ 2011
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January 22nd, 2009 at 12: 01 pm nolo - Good point, but I think you can do a decent job separating health care from the other variables. the key is to distinguish ‘treatments offered at reasonable accessibility’ from ‘treatments used’.
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That's the old Michael Millken firm, known for its sharklike culture, whiich went bankrupt after pleading "nolo contendre" to multiple felonies.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger RJ 2011
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And take some responsibility to make sure they are accurate. nolo Says:
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