non vult contendere

non vult contendere
non vult con·ten·dere /'nän-'vəlt-kən-'ten-də-rē, 'nōn-'vu̇lt-kȯn-'ten-de-ˌrā/ n [Latin, he or she does not wish to contend]: nolo contendere – called also non vult;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

non vult contendere
(Latin: He does not wish to contest it.)
A type of plea that can be entered by a defendant who is unwilling to admit guilt but is willing to submit to the court for sentencing.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


non vult contendere
[Latin, He does not wish to contest it.] A type of plea that can be entered by a defendant who is unwilling to admit guilt but is willing to submit to the court for sentencing.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • non vult contendere — |nänˌvəltkənˈtendəˌrē, |nōn noun or non vult (plural non vult contenderes or non vults) Etymology: Latin non vult contendere he does not wish to contend : nolo contendere …   Useful english dictionary

  • non vult contendere — See plea of non vult contendere …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • non vult contendere — /non valt kantendariy/ He (the defendant in a criminal case) will not contest it. A plea legally equivalent to that of guilty, being a variation of the form nolo contendere (q.v.), and sometimes abbreviated non vult …   Black's law dictionary

  • non vult contendere — /non valt kantendariy/ He (the defendant in a criminal case) will not contest it. A plea legally equivalent to that of guilty, being a variation of the form nolo contendere (q.v.), and sometimes abbreviated non vult …   Black's law dictionary

  • non vult — noun (law) an answer of no contest by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction • Syn: ↑nolo contendere • Topics: ↑criminal law • Hypernyms: ↑answer * * * noun see …   Useful english dictionary

  • Non vult contendere cum domina regina et posuit se in gratiam curiae — The defendant does not wish to contend with our mistress, the queen, but puts himself upon the mercy of the court. Commonwealth v Shrope, 264 Pa 246, 107 A 729, 6 ALR 690, 692 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • plea of non vult contendere — A plea similar to nolo contendere. The defendant will not contest. Re 17 Club, Inc. 26 NJ Super 43, 97 A2d 171. This is not a confession of guilt, because an accused person might find himself without witnesses to establish his innocence, from… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • non vult — /non valt/ Lit. He does not wish (to contend). A plea similar to nolo contendere (q.v.) and carrying the implications of a plea of guilty …   Black's law dictionary

  • non vult — /non valt/ Lit. He does not wish (to contend). A plea similar to nolo contendere (q.v.) and carrying the implications of a plea of guilty …   Black's law dictionary

  • nolo contendere — nolo con·ten·de·re / kən ten də rē, rā/ n [Latin, I do not wish to contend]: a plea by a defendant in a criminal prosecution that without admitting guilt subjects the defendant to conviction as in the case of a guilty plea but that does not bar… …   Law dictionary

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