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Tough to say what you'd understand if your premise is that "no contest" is a type of "pledge". I'd use detail something like: No form of composition is, in itself, nonsensical. Limericks, for instance, in their modern incarnation are usually a kind of joke rather than nonsense. Their humor hinges on the unexpected resolution found in the rhyme of the last line, the "punch line". Edward Lear's limericks (or "nonsenses," as he called them, the modern term not having been coined yet) have no such punch line. They are nonsensical because of their circularity, their absurdity, their misappropriations and neologisms, and their parody of logic, but not because of the form itself. His use of the same word for the ends of the first and last lines, for instance, creates the circularity and lack of resolution absent in modern limericks.
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It means the defendant doesn't want to plead guilty, but there is enough evidence to convict them.
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Pleading 'No contest" means exactly that. It means you are not contesting the charges. By not contesting the charges does not mean you are pleading Guilty. It simply means you are not contesting the charge and you will accept the punishment of the Court.
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Basically if you plead no contest, you are not admitting guilt, but you are not going to fight the charges either. It is best if you know there is enough eveidence to convict you and little chance of you winning and you do not wish to go through a trial or hearing. If you are guilty, or you are pretty sure you will be found guilty, it is often the best way to go. You aren't admitting guilt, but the judge will often give you a lesser punishment for not wasting the court's time.
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A no contest plea is the same as a guilty plea, except the conviction cannot be used against you in the future. For example, suppose you got in an accident that injured a person and you received a reckless driving citation. If you plead guilty to reckless driving and are later sued by the injured party, that party will have no problem proving culpability because you had already admitted to driving recklessly. If you plead not guilty, but are later found guilty, then the same result will occur. If you plead no contest, you will be fined or sentenced as if you plead guilty, but the person who sues you will now have to prove in court that you were driving recklessly.
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Guilty
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Guilty :)
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