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plea bargaining

DEFINITIONS OF: plea bargaining

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n (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

“plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested”
Synonyms:
plea bargain
Type of:
bargaining
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
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