plea bargain

Definition of Plea Bargain in English :

Noun

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge

Example Sentences:
'his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor'
'plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested'

plea bargaining

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plea Bargain

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verb (intransitive)

law

to make an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped

Plea Bargain

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an agreement arrived at by plea bargaining

verb intransitive

to engage in plea bargaining

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intr.v. plea bar·gained, plea bar·gain·ing, plea bar·gains also plea-bar·gained or plea-bar·gain·ing or plea-bar·gains

To agree to plead guilty, especially to a lesser criminal offense, in exchange for some concession from the prosecution, such as dismissal of more serious charges.

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