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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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor
- plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plea bargaining
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bargaining
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
сделка с прокуратурата
(sdelka s prokuraturata)
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Chinese Mandarin:
認罪協商 /认罪协商
(rènzuì xiéshāng)
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Finnish:
syyteneuvottelu
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Finnish:
syytesopimus
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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French:
négociation de peine
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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German:
Verständigung
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Hungarian:
vádalku
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Portuguese:
delação premiada
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Spanish:
colaboración premiada
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Spanish:
delación premiada
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Spanish:
conformidad del acusado
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Spanish:
conformidad con la acusación
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Swedish:
strafflindring
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
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Swedish:
uppgörelse
— an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
