NOLO CONTENDERE


Meaning of NOLO CONTENDERE in English

/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 proceedings.

Also, nolo .

[ 1870-75; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .