non vult
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Noun | 1. | non vult - (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment 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 |
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