no contestn.
/ˌnəʊ ˈkɒntɛst/, U.S. /ˈnoʊ ˈkɑnˌtɛst/ 1. Boxing. A declaration made by a referee that a fight is invalid as a contest and hence has no result, esp. because of a perceived lack of effort by both contestants; a fight or result upon which such a decision has been made.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun]
defence1549
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the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724
noble art1749
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1922 N. Clark How to Box xii. 190 Whilst on the subject of disqualification, we must deal with ‘No contest’. In effect, this means that both men have been disqualified.
1951 Times 14 Nov. 9/6 Wilding's bout with him was declared ‘no contest’ early in the fifth round following a preliminary caution to Olek in round four.
1992 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. c6/3 At the post-fight news conference, Chávez (82-0, 70 knockouts) palmed wads of money—supposedly representing the $100,000 side bet he had won from Camacho (41-1, 18 knockouts, one no contest).
1997 Boxing News 19 Dec. 4/1 At worst I should be fighting him again for the British title and the result be declared a no contest... This drug could have been harmful to him.
2. U.S. Law. = nolo contendere n.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > [noun] > a pleading or plea > plea of not guilty but conviction accepted
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1931 N.Y. Times 27 Sept. ii. 1/1 Toombs appeared and entered a plea of ‘no contest’ to a charge of using the mails to defraud.
1973 Houston Chron. Mag. People, Places, Pleasures 14 Oct. 8/4 Agnew..pleaded no contest—in effect, guilty—to cheating on his income tax.
2001 Daily Tel. 17 May 17/6 President Bush's 19-year-old daughter, Jenna, was ordered to attend ‘alcohol awareness’ courses yesterday after she pleaded no contest to a charge of under age drinking.
3. gen. A lack or impossibility of opposition or challenge; a competition, comparison, or choice in which the likely result or preference is clear.
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society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > easy
walkover1829
runaway1901
shoo-in1939
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no contest1959
1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career I. xii. 185 Beat them? There's no contest: we're in another world.]
1959 I. Gershwin Lyrics on Several Occasions 301 Sidney Lanier..and others have written formidable books given mostly to the thesis that the laws governing music and verse are identical; but, say what you will..where song is involved, music frequently makes for prosodic perversion—and no contest.
1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 39/1 It was no contest between converting a tanker or choosing a newbuild.
2000 Daily Tel. 29 May 3/1 The ‘Little Ships’ of Dunkirk may have defied the might of the Luftwaffe, but when it came to typical British bank holiday weather there was no contest.
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