English

Alternative forms

• plea bargain, pleabargain

Noun

plea-bargain ‎(plural plea-bargains)

1. (US, law) An agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge.

Verb

plea-bargain ‎(third-person singular simple present plea-bargains, present participle plea-bargaining, simple past and past participle plea-bargained)

1. (US, law) To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one.

See also

• plea-bargain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia