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plea bargain, plea bargaining
(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
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haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
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holdout
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
