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noun
Alternative form of plea bargain (“an agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, alt-of, alternative
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: law
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verb
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agree
History
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