nolo contendere in English
noun
1
a plea by which a defendant in a criminal prosecution accepts conviction as though a guilty plea had been entered but does not admit guilt.
In the federal courts the defendant in a criminal prosecution may, under most circumstances, enter a plea of nolo contendere .
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1. However, unlike a guilty plea, a defendant in a nolo contendere plea may not be required to allocute the charges.