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Synonyms for "plea bargain" in English

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plea bargain:
- plea bargain; plea; argument; plea bargaining

English

Detailed Synonyms for plea bargain in English

plea bargain:

plea bargain [the ~] nom

the plea bargain
the plea bargain; the plea; the argument
- plea bargain [the ~] nom
- plea [the ~] nom
- argument [the ~] nom
the 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 ¹
the plea bargain; the 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 ¹
- plea bargain [the ~] nom
  - his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor¹
- plea bargaining [the ~] nom
  - plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested¹

Alternate Synonyms for "plea bargain":

plea bargaining; bargaining

Related Definitions for "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 charge¹
- his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor¹

Related Synonyms for plea bargain

bargain
plea

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University