| NOUN | communication | plea bargaining, plea bargain | (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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| Meaning | (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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| Example | "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested" | |
| Synonym | plea bargain | |
| Category | criminal law | The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
| law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority | |
| Broader | bargaining | The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement |
| Verbs | plea-bargain | agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge |
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