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plea (s) (noun), pleas (pl)
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nolo contendere plea
Latin for "I do not wish to contend".

Admitting to certain facts as specified by the prosecution or an answer of "no contest" by a defendant who does not admit guilt but which subjects him to conviction, as if a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other legal proceedings.

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