no contest

no contestnoun

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  lawA 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.

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  lawA 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.
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  historicalboxinggovernmenthobbiesThe result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.

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  boxinggovernmenthobbiesA bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action

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  An election in which the candidate runs unopposed.

  • In four wards there were no contests.

no contestintj

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  informalUsed to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.

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  informalExpresses certainty in a choice between options or preferences.

  • I'll take a Porsche, no contest!

no contestphrase

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  informalIndicates 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.