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    NON VULT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (law) an answer of 'no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to convictionplay

    Synonyms:

    nolo contendere; non vult

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("non vult" is a kind of...):

    answer (the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of 'guilty' or 'not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims)

    Domain category:

    criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)

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