plea-bargaining
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
plea-bargaining
▶noun Law an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.
– derivatives
plea-bargain verb,
plea bargain noun.
plea-bargain verb,
plea bargain noun.
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