You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.


nolo contendere

Translation
nolo contendere
n.
(Latin) “I do not want to contend,” or “I am unwilling to contest it”; a plea used by a defendant in a criminal case that neither admits nor denies charges but has most of the effects of a guilty plea.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


nolo contendere
'it is not intended to contend', a plea permissible in certain US jurisdictions whereby a person accused of a crime can be disposed of without, however, the accused admitting his guilt. It is not allowed in the UK, and pleas of convenience – 'I can't be bothered fighting this and would like to get it over with' – are frowned upon and usually treated as pleas of not guilty, resulting in the case having to proceed to a trial.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


nolo contendere
(no-low-kon-ten-der-ee) See: no contest
Category: Criminal Law
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


nolo contendere
n. Latin A plea available in certain jurisdictions in which a party declines to contest a charge without formally admitting guilt.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


nolo contendere
(Latin: I will not contest it.)
A plea in a criminal case by which the defendant answers the charges made in the indictment by declining to dispute or admit the fact of his or her guilt.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


nolo contendere
I
[Latin, I will not contest it.] A plea in a criminal case by which the defendant answers the charges made in the indictment by declining to dispute or admit the fact of his or her guilt.
 II I do not with to contend; a plea entered by a defendant.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nolo contendere — is a legal term that comes from the Latin for I do not wish to contend. It is also referred to as a plea of no contest. In criminal trials, and in some common law jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a… …   Wikipedia

  • Nolo contendere — est une expression juridique qui vient du latin et signifie « Je ne souhaite pas contester ». Cette procédure est également connue comme un plaidoyer de « non contestation ». Utilisation Dans les procès pénaux et dans… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Nolo contendere — No lo con*ten de*re [L., I do not wish to contend.] (Law) A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of guilty. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nolo contendere — 1> лат. юр. не хочу оспаривать (согласие обвиняемого понести наказание без признания им своей виновности) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Nolo contendere — Plea of nolo contendere (auch no contest, stand mute) ist eine mögliche Klageerwiderung in US amerikanischen Gerichtsverhandlungen und bedeutet den Verzicht auf das Bestreiten der behaupteten Straftat. Nolo contendere kommt aus dem Lateinischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nolo contendere — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • nolo contendere — лат., юр. не желаю оспаривать (заявление об отказе оспаривать предъявленное обвинение) (латинское) (юридическое) не хочу оспаривать (согласие обвиняемого понести наказание без признания им сво …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • nolo contendere — noun Etymology: Latin, I do not wish to contend Date: 1872 a plea in a criminal prosecution that without admitting guilt subjects the defendant to conviction but does not preclude denying the truth of the charges in a collateral proceeding …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nolo contendere — /noh loh keuhn ten deuh ree/, Law. (in a criminal case) a defendant s pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other… …   Universalium

  • nolo contendere — noun No contest. The designation of a plea that means that the defendant does not admit the charge, but has no means to dispute it that the court will recognize. Syn: no contest …   Wiktionary