plea bargaining

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 (synset 106575941)
   "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"
   referred to in:

   • criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
   • jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: bargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
   same as: plea bargain

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