plea-bargaining

A form of plea-bargain — To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plea-bargain
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plea-bargaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plea-bargaining

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“plea-bargaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plea-bargaining. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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