- plea bargain agreement
- make an agreement in which a criminal pleads guilty to a lesser charge in order to ensure a conviction
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
plea bargain agreement
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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-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 bargain — n. an agreement arrived at by plea bargaining * * * … Universalium
plea bargain — n. an agreement arrived at by plea bargaining … English World dictionary
Plea bargain — A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case whereby the prosecutor offers the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty, usually to a lesser charge or to the original criminal charge with a … Wikipedia
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 bargain — noun 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 … Wiktionary
plea-bargain — verb 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 … Wiktionary
plea-bargain — plea′ bar gain v. i. 1) cvb law to engage in plea bargaining 2) cvb law the agreement arrived at as a result of plea bargaining • Etymology: 1965–70 plea′ bar gain•er, n … From formal English to slang
