Definition of "nolo" []

• Nolo contendere. (noun)

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• "She remembered the word nolo from all the times she’d pled nolo contendere—no wish to contest legal charges."
• "According to court documents, Johnson plead nolo, which is essentially no contest, to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, penal code 243, and the court dismissed the other two charges as part of the proceedings."
• "That's the old Michael Millken firm, known for its sharklike culture, whiich went bankrupt after pleading "nolo contendre" to multiple felonies."