plea indicating that the defendant does not wish to contest the case
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Word Frequency
nolo contendere
(ˈnəʊləʊ kɒnˈtɛndərɪ)
noun
law, mainly US
a plea made by a defendant to a criminal charge having the same effect in those proceedings as a plea of guilty but not precluding him or her from denying the charge in a subsequent action