English verb: plea-bargain | |||
| 1. | plea-bargain (communication) agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge | ||
| Samples | If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||