plea bargain

an agreement arrived at by plea bargaining

intransitive verb

to engage in plea bargaining

See plea bargain in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb plea-bar·gained, plea-bar·gain·ing, plea-bar·gains
To make an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges.

Related Forms:

  • pleaˈ barˌgain noun
  • pleaˈ-barˌgain·ing noun

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