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1. (n.) plea bargaining
a practice in which a defendant in a criminal case is allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge rather than risk conviction for a graver crime.
Etymology: (1960–65, Amer.)
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1. (noun) plea bargain, plea bargaining
(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
"his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"
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