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plea bargain
plea bargaining
Definition: (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; "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"
Definition: An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one