no contest
Plea avoiding admission
No contest is a response indicating that something is obviously true or one-sided—there's nothing to argue about: Who's the better player? No contest.
In legal contexts, a no-contest plea (also called nolo contendere) means a defendant accepts conviction without admitting guilt, often to avoid liability in related civil cases.
Meeting no resistance
- undisputedUniversally accepted as true
- clear-cutPlainly evident, unmistakable
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
landslide · walkover · runaway · one-sided · foregone conclusion · overwhelming · blowout · shutout
Cease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- defeatVictory over another
- concedingAcknowledging another's claim
forfeit · withdrawal · giving in · resignation · admission · acknowledgment · ceding · backing down
Negotiated criminal case resolution
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- guilty pleaAdmitting criminal responsibility
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
criminal case · courtroom · verdict · sentencing · judge · defense attorney · prosecutor · indictment
Planned approach to goals
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- bluffCalculated false front
feint · dodge · evasion · legal strategy · negotiation · leverage · bargaining chip · compromise
unopposed
Meeting no resistance
- undisputedUniversally accepted as true
- clear-cutPlainly evident, unmistakable
- decisiveQuick to conclude
unanimous · landslide · walkover · runaway · one-sided · foregone conclusion · overwhelming · blowout · shutout · dominant
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- defeatVictory over another
conceding · forfeit · withdrawal · giving in · resignation · admission · acknowledgment · ceding · backing down · relinquishment
plea bargain
Negotiated criminal case resolution
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- guilty pleaAdmitting criminal responsibility
- defendantParty facing charges
prosecution · criminal case · courtroom · verdict · sentencing · judge · defense attorney · prosecutor · indictment · trial
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
bluff · feint · dodge · evasion · legal strategy · negotiation · leverage · bargaining chip · compromise · settlement
- plea dealsplea bargain, plea deal, plea agreement, plea negotiation, guilty plea
- Braggingbrag, gloat, show off, flex, swagger
- pleasplea, pleas, please, prayers, entreaty
- boxing rulesreferee, knockdown, knockout, TKO, round
- fight resultsknockout, KO, TKO, technical knockout, decision
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
no contestnail-biter
Suspensefully close competition
dead heat · photo finish · neck and neck · down to the wire · toss-up
no contesttoss-up
Outcome with equal chances
too close to call · coin flip · unpredictable · wide open · cliffhanger
contest, contests, uncontested, contestable, contestation, contester