Definition of "no comment" in English

Phrase

1. An official refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   • The district attorney said, "No comment," when the reporter asked if he knew the identity of the murder suspect, for fear that the culprit might be a flight risk.

2. A refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.