plea bargain
plea bargain · plea bargains
Verständigung
An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of…An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
» You should consider a plea bargain.
Meaning
1 senses(US)An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
Verständigung
(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
Examples
4 sentencesYou should consider a plea bargain.
Tom accepted a plea bargain.
A plea bargain is out of the question.
Sami agreed, as part of a plea bargain, to testify against Layla.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one:
Forms
plural: plea bargains| Singular | plea bargain |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsplea dealplea agreement
Close in meaning
- (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:plea bargaining
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedplea-bargain