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Categories: All articles needing additional references, Pleas, Ethically disputed judicial practices, Legal terms, Criminal law

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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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A plea bargain is an agreement in criminal law proceedings, whereby the prosecutor provides a concession to the defendant in exchange for a plea of guilt or nolo contendere. Wikipedia

An agreement in a criminal case Wikipedia Disambiguation

Agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant Wikidata

An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one. Wiktionary

The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial. Wiktionary

Negotiating a verdict and sentence without a trial. Wiktionary (translation)

His admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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bargaining

plea

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deferred adjudication