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plea bargain — 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 his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor plea bargaining… … Useful english dictionary
plea bargaining — 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 his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor plea bargaining… … Useful english dictionary
plea-bargain — verb agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge If he plea bargains, he will be sent to a medium security prison for 8 years • Derivationally related forms: ↑plea bargain, ↑plea bargaining • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • … Useful english dictionary
plea bargaining — noun The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial. See Also: plea bargain, plea bargain … Wiktionary
plea bargain — n. An agreement made between a criminal defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for a lighter punishment after conviction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… … Law dictionary
plea bargain — plea bargains, plea bargaining, plea bargained 1) N COUNT In some legal systems, a plea bargain is an agreement that, if an accused person says they are guilty, they will be charged with a less serious crime or will receive a less severe… … English dictionary
plea bargaining — n: the negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to one or some of multiple offenses usu. in exchange for more lenient sentencing recommendations, a specific… … Law dictionary
plea-bar|gain — «PLEE BAHR guhn», noun, verb. –n.Often plea bargain. act or instance of plea bargaining: »The vast majority of criminal sentences in the United States…are the result of “plea bargains” in which the defendant “waives” his constitutional right to… … Useful english dictionary
plea-bargain — plea bargainer, n. /plee bahr gin/, v.i. 1. to engage in plea bargaining. v.t. 2. to deal with or achieve by plea bargaining: to plea bargain a reduced sentence. n. 3. the agreement arrived at as a result of plea bargaining. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
plea bargaining — plea .bargaining n [U] when someone agrees to admit in court that they are guilty of one crime, in exchange for not being charged with a more serious crime >plea bargain v [I and T] >plea bargain n … Dictionary of contemporary English
