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no contests

no contests is the plural of no contest.

Meaning of no contest

Noun

no contest (countable and uncountable, plural no contests)

  1. (US) 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.
    Synonyms:
    nolo contendere
  2. (US) 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.2021, Susan F. French, A California Companion for the Course in Wills, Trusts, and Estates
  3. (historical) The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.
  4. A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action
  5. An election in which the candidate runs unopposed.
    • In four wards there were no contests.1867, Parliamentary Papers, volume 56, page 76

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Questions about no contests

What is no contests the plural of?
No contests is the plural of no contest.

Words near no contests in the dictionary

  1. no complies
  2. no comply
  3. no complys
  4. no contact, no contract
  5. no contest
  6. no contests
  7. no crime
  8. no crimed
  9. no crimes
  10. no criming
  11. no cure, no pay

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