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plea bargaining
noun plea bar·gain·ing \-ˌbär-gə-niŋ\
: a process in which a person who is accused of a crime is allowed to say that he or she is guilty of a less serious crime in order to be given a less severe punishment
Full Definition of PLEA BARGAINING
: 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
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First Known Use of PLEA BARGAINING
1932
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