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nolo contendere vs. guilty

nolo contendere

[noh-loh kuhn-ten-duh-ree] / ˈnoʊ loʊ kənˈtɛn də ri /

Informal, nolo

noun

Law.

(in a criminal case) a defendant's pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects them to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other proceedings.

guilty

[gil-tee] / ˈgɪl ti /

adjective

guiltier, guiltiest

having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable.

The jury found her guilty of murder.
characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt.

guilty intent.

Synonyms:

nefarious, illicit, culpable, felonious, criminal
having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined.

a guilty conscience.