non vult

English Thesaurus

1. (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	answer,
definition	:	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 (noun.communication)

domain category	:	criminal law,
definition	:	the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication)