English noun: plea bargaining | |||
1. | plea bargaining (communication) (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 | ||
Samples | His admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor. Plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested. | ||
Synonyms | plea bargain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bargaining | ||
Domain category | criminal law, jurisprudence, law | ||