An electric contact has a first conductive element, an electric connection element for contacting the first element, and a holding element for holding the connection element on the first element, in which a recess is provided. At least one holding element is provided which has a greater height than the height of the holding groove in the recess. The at least one holding element is positioned at or within a specified distance in front of the front most positioning section of the connection element in one of the holding grooves, and if the recess is a T-shaped cutout, at least one holding element is analogously positioned behind the rearmost positioning section of the connection element in the counter insertion direction.