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nolo contendere

no·lo con·ten·de·re [ nlō kən téndəree ] (plural no·lo con·ten·de·res)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. plea accepting charges without admitting guilt: in law, a plea entered by a defendant that does not explicitly admit guilt, but subjects the defendant to punishment, while allowing denial of the alleged facts in other proceedings

[< Latin, "I do not wish to contend"]
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