(US, law) 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.
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.
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(US, law) A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will.
1867, Parliamentary Papers (volume 56, page 76)
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(boxing, historic) The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.
: In four wards there were no contests.
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