In legal contexts, a defendant is a party against whom a lawsuit has been filed in a civil proceeding or an individual charged with a crime in a criminal proceeding.
Nolo Contendere, or 'no contest,' is a legal term indicating that a defendant will not contest a charge made by the government. The defendant loses the case, but this cannot be used as an admission of guilt in any other legal proceedings.
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