plea of non vult contendere
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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 their death, absence, or other cause, and hence waive a fruitless contest. Commonwealth v Shrope, 264 Pa 246, 107 A 729, 6 ALR 690, 692.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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non vult contendere — See plea of non vult contendere … Ballentine's law dictionary
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. Merriam Webster. 1996 … 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 — /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
criminal law — noun the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Members of this Topic: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence … Useful english dictionary