"no contest" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|la|nolō contendere||I don't want to contest}} Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”) Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} no contest
  1. (informal) Used to indicate that a competition is one-sided or that someone has no real competition. Tags: informal Related terms: no comparison
    Sense id: en-no_contest-en-intj-i068lSwt

Noun

Etymology: Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|la|nolō contendere||I don't want to contest}} Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} no contest (uncountable)
  1. (US, law) A plea in a criminal case which means that the defendant admits no guilt but is no longer contesting the charges brought against him/her. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: nolo contendere
    Sense id: en-no_contest-en-noun-80h6uk8o Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 31 16 20 16 4 Topics: law
  2. (US, law) A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-no_contest-en-noun-QdWMo0MX Categories (other): American English Topics: law
  3. (boxing, historical) The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-no_contest-en-noun-7wzz8S9p Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  4. (boxing) A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-no_contest-en-noun-E3IhAH4a Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  5. An election in which the candidate runs unopposed. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-no_contest-en-noun-buqL2nlj

Alternative forms

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