Definition of: plea-bargaining

(plē′bär′gən·ing) noun
A process in which a defendant in a law case arranges, as with a district attorney, to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid standing trial for a more serious one and the risk of severer punishment.

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Definition of: plea-bargaining

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