to plea-bargain
11plea-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 …
12plea-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 …
13plea bargain — noun see plea bargaining …
14plea-bargain — intransitive verb see plea bargaining …
15plea bargain — See: plea bargaining …
16plea-bargain — /ˈpli bagən/ (say plee bahguhn) verb (i) to undertake a plea bargaining negotiation …
17Plea bargain — …
18plea bargain — agreement according to which the accused will cooperate with the prosecution and will get a reduced sentence as a reward, compromise between the person suing and the one being sued …
19plea bargain agreement — make an agreement in which a criminal pleads guilty to a lesser charge in order to ensure a conviction …
20plea bargaining — n: the negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to one or some of multiple offenses usu. in exchange for more lenient sentencing recommendations, a specific… …
