no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Earlier this year, Krueger pleaded no contest to a felony count of misconduct in public office. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 California Parents plead no contest to killing and torturing their 4-year-old son, Noah Cuatro March 29, 2024 Chavez and Flores plunged the girl’s head into ice baths, rubbed a pepper in her eye and repeatedly tortured her while denying her food, prosecutors said during a criminal trial last year. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for no contest 

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Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 May. 2024.

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no contest

noun
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