a process by which someone accused of a crime negotiates with the prosecution in order to receive a lesser punishment. This could be charge bargaining or sentence bargaining.
Synonyms and related words
Court cases and legal processes
action
admit
advocacy
derived word
plea bargain
noun
Word Forms
singular
plea bargain
plural
plea bargains
One of the accusedentered into a plea bargain with the prosecution.
Synonyms and related words
Court cases and legal processes
action
admit
advocacy
plea bargaining
noun uncountable legal
US /ˈpli ˌbɑrɡənɪŋ/
DEFINITIONS1
1
a process by which someone accused of a crime negotiates with the prosecution in order to receive a lesser punishment. This could be charge bargaining or sentence bargaining.
Synonyms and related words
Court cases and legal processes
action
advocacy
appeal
derived word
plea bargain
noun
Word Forms
singular
plea bargain
plural
plea bargains
One of the accusedentered into a plea bargain with the prosecution.