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plea-bargain
[ plee-bahr-gin ]
verb (used with object)
- to deal with or achieve by plea bargaining:
to plea-bargain a reduced sentence.
noun
- the agreement arrived at as a result of plea bargaining.
plea bargain
- An agreement that permits a defendant to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of pleading not guilty to a more serious one. Plea bargaining is usually undertaken by a prosecutor to obtain important information from a defendant or to avoid a long and costly trial.
Other Word Forms
- -g· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of plea-bargain1
Example Sentences
Biden’s refusal on the plea-bargain guarantees leaves it to military prosecutors and defense lawyers to try to hash out an agreement on a plea bargain.
The Supreme Court ruling last week against Deri's appointment, given his 2022 plea-bargain conviction for tax fraud, stoked a stormy debate in Israel - accompanied by nationwide protests - over government-proposed judicial curbs.
How many were allowed to plea-bargain for reduced penalties?
Martinez Guzman, who authorities say entered the U.S. illegally at age 16, pleaded guilty to all the crimes last year after prosecutors announced they’d agreed to a plea-bargain agreement in October.
Prosecutors certainly have the authority to decide what cases to plea-bargain, to bring to trial and to recommend sentences, but not to decide what criminal statutes should not be enforced.
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