Nolo contendere \No"lo con*ten"de*re\ [L., I do not wish to contend.] (Law) A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty.
nolo contendere n : (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction [syn: {non vult}]