- nollo contendere
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noun
acceptance of penalty, admission of the facts, plea, settlement
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
nollo contendere
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plea — / plē/ n [Anglo French plei plai legal action, trial, from Old French plait plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a: an allegation of fact… … Law dictionary
settlement — set·tle·ment n 1: the act or process of settling 2 a: an agreement reducing or resolving differences; esp: an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation the states finally agreed upon a settlement and a consent decree W. J. Brennan … Law dictionary
acceptance of penalty — index nollo contendere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
admission of the facts — index nollo contendere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
