plea bargaining
The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trialThe process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial.
More definitions
- (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
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose 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 bargain
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedplea-bargain
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable