nolo contendereno‧lo con‧ten‧de‧re /ˌnəʊləʊ kɒnˈtendəriˌnoʊloʊ kən-/ noun [uncountable]LAW a PLEA (=statement) in which the person accused of a crime says that they will not make a defenceThe majority of those convicted had entered pleas of nolo contendere.
