plea-bargain 1
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
Examples
- 1.If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years
EnglishDerivationally related form
plea bargain 1
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
(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
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law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
