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noun
An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Qualifier: criminal law
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From offence + to be + taken into consideration.
