plea bargain

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plea bargain

noun plea bargains

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

    Similar: plea agreement, plea deal

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noun an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

Españolcolaboración premiada, delación premiada, conformidad del acusado, conformidad con la acusación
中文認罪協商 /认罪协商 rènzuì xiéshāng
Portuguêsdelação premiada
Françaisnégociation de peine
DeutschVerständigung

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@misc{plea_bargain_2026,
  title = {plea bargain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plea%20bargain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}