non vult

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsnolo contendere

   Broaderanswer

   criminal law

Questions about non vult

What does non vult mean?

non vult means "(law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction".

What is another word for non vult?

Close synonyms include nolo contendere. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is non vult a common word?

non vult is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.