1. (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
   "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"
   - plea bargain

1. Agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
   "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years"

Type of: agree, bargaining

Encyclopedia: Plea bargaining

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