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Plea Bargaining

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(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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synonym
plea bargain
plural
Plea Bargainings
possessive
Plea Bargaining's
pluralpossessive
Plea Bargainings'