Plea Bargaining

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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(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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2 senses across 2 frameworks

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →

§1: (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

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: (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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