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plea-bargain

noun

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  1. Alternative form of plea bargain (“an agreement between a defendant and the prosecution…

    Alternative form of plea bargain (“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”).

  2. To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge…

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

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