plea-bargain

See also: plea bargain

English

Alternative forms

plea bargain, pleabargain

Noun

plea-bargain (plural plea-bargains)

(US, law) An agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge.

Verb

plea-bargain (third-person singular simple present plea-bargains, present participle plea-bargaining, simple past and past participle plea-bargained)

(US, law) To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one.

单词	plea-bargain
释义	plea-bargain See also: plea bargain English Alternative forms plea bargain, pleabargain Noun plea-bargain (plural plea-bargains) (US, law) An agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge. Verb plea-bargain (third-person singular simple present plea-bargains, present participle plea-bargaining, simple past and past participle plea-bargained) (US, law) To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one. See also plea-bargain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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