When a Legal Ruling Goes Unchallenged, Uncontested

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Question is: When a Legal Ruling Goes Unchallenged, Uncontested

and the answer is: NOCONTEST

Word Meaning:

NO CONTEST — (US, law) A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment as if guilty.

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