no contest
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no contest
Where it comes from
Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).
noun no contests
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A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment as if guilty.
Similar: nolo contendere
- A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will. No contest clauses are valid in California and are favored by the public policies of discouraging litigation and giving effect to the settlor's expressed purposes.
- The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.
- A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action
- An election in which the candidate runs unopposed. In four wards there were no contests.
interjection
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Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.
Similar: no comparison
- Expresses certainty in a choice between options or preferences. I'll take a Porsche, no contest!
phrase
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Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior choice is obvious.
To all the things DVD does better than the videocassette, add the boxed set. In looks alone there is no contest.
Similar: no comparison
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| Español | no hay punto de comparación, no comparar |
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