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plea bargaining 1

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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definicja

(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

Przykłady

  • 1.plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested
  • 2.his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor

Synonimy

  • (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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