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31plea — noun 1 request ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, strong, urgent ▪ emotional, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate ▪ She made an emotional plea for her daugh …
32bargain — bar|gain1 [ bargən ] noun count ** 1. ) something you buy that costs much less than normal: You should be able to pick up a few good bargains. a ) a lower than usual price: Twenty dollars is a real bargain! 2. ) an agreement in which two people… …
33bargain — I UK [ˈbɑː(r)ɡɪn] / US [ˈbɑrɡən] noun [countable] Word forms bargain : singular bargain plural bargains ** 1) a) something you buy that costs much less than normal You should be able to pick up a few good bargains. b) a lower than usual price… …
34bargain plea — noun slang : a plea of guilty to one usually the least of several charges allowed by the prosecution when the prosecution stands to gain thereby (as where an offer of prosecution under a lesser charge is useful in persuading an offender to turn… …
35cop a plea — Slang for a plea bargain in which an accused defendant in a criminal case agrees to plead guilty or no contest to a crime. In return, the prosecutor promises to recommend a lenient sentence, or may agree to drop some of the charges. Often the… …
36cop a plea — phrasal slang : to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid standing trial for a more serious one compare bargain plea * * * cop a plea (criminal sl) To plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to speed the judicial process and/or avoid… …
37cop a plea — verb To plead guilty to a lesser criminal charge than one had been charged with. Syn: plea bargain See Also: cop out, plea bargain, plea bargaining …
38Alford plea — n. A guilty plea entered as part of a plea bargain by a criminal defendant who denies committing the crime or who does not actually admit his guilt. In federal courts, such plea may be accepted as long as there is evidence that the defendant is… …
39Alford plea — /al feuhrd/ Law. a pleading of guilty in a plea bargain in which the defendant maintains his or her innocence. [fr. the 1970 case North Carolina v. (Henry C.) Alford] * * * Alford plea /öl fərd plē/ (US law) noun A plea by a defendant in court to …
40Alford plea — /al feuhrd/ Law. a pleading of guilty in a plea bargain in which the defendant maintains his or her innocence. [fr. the 1970 case North Carolina v. (Henry C.) Alford] * * * …
