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21plea-bar|gain — «PLEE BAHR guhn», noun, verb. –n.Often plea bargain. act or instance of plea bargaining: »The vast majority of criminal sentences in the United States…are the result of “plea bargains” in which the defendant “waives” his constitutional right to… …
22plea bargaining — plea .bargaining n [U] when someone agrees to admit in court that they are guilty of one crime, in exchange for not being charged with a more serious crime >plea bargain v [I and T] >plea bargain n …
23plea agreement — n: an agreement reached at the conclusion of plea bargaining: plea bargain Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
24plea bargaining — noun (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 his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor plea bargaining… …
25plea bargaining — UK [ˈpliː ˌbɑː(r)ɡənɪŋ] / US [ˈplɪ ˌbɑrɡənɪŋ] noun [uncountable] legal a process by which someone may be allowed to avoid punishment for a serious crime if they admit they have committed a less serious crime Derived word: plea bargain noun… …
26Plea — For the pygmy backswimmer genus, see Plea (insect). In legal terms, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. Colloquially, a plea has come to mean the assertion …
27plea bargaining — noun Date: 1964 the negotiation of an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant is permitted to plead guilty to a reduced charge • plea bargain intransitive verb • plea bargain noun …
28plea bargaining — noun The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial. See Also: plea bargain, plea bargain …
29plea-bargaining — noun Law an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency. Derivatives plea bargain verb plea bargain noun …
30plea — n 1. defense, vindication, argument, apologia, justification. 2. excuse, pretext, reason; apology, extenuation, palliation. 3. appeal, entreaty, request, petition, suppliance, supplication, solicitation, suit; imploration, invocation, prayer. 4.… …
