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Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).

(informal) Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.
(emphatic, informal) Expresses certainty in a choice between options or preferences.
- I'll take a Porsche, no contest!

es no hay punto de comparación (Translations) · es no comparar (Translations)

Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).

(US, countable, uncountable) 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.
(US, countable, uncountable) A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will.
- No contest clauses are valid in California and are favored by the public policies of discouraging litigation and giving effect to the settlor's expressed purposes. 2021, Susan F. French, A California Companion for the Course in Wills, Trusts, and Estates:
(countable, historical, uncountable) The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.
(countable, uncountable) A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action
(countable, uncountable) An election in which the candidate runs unopposed.
- In four wards there were no contests. 1867, Parliamentary Papers, volume 56, page 76:

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Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).

(informal) Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior choice is obvious.
- To all the things DVD does better than the videocassette, add the boxed set. In looks alone there is no contest. 2000 November 5, Peter M. Nichols, “HOLIDAY FILMS; Studios Move Slowly With DVD Boxed Sets”, in The New York Times: