Definition of plea bargaining in English:

plea bargaining

noun

mass nounLaw

An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pilot schemes saw several benefits, including a reduction in plea-bargaining and downgrading of charges, and an increase in early guilty pleas.
- As liberals in today's world we have to accept greater use of intercept communication, surveillance and plea-bargaining.
- We have people who are so overwhelmed that they have to reduce the sentences by plea-bargaining.
- He said they would be entitled to make representations on the merits of the charges against them, offer evidence as witnesses, and engage the prosecuting authority in plea-bargaining.
- The guilty plea procedure is sometimes the result of plea-bargaining between the prosecution and defence counsel.

Derivatives

plea-bargain

noun ˈpliː ˌbɑːɡɪnˈpli ˌbɑrɡən

Law

An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges.
the media coverage caused the judge to rethink the plea bargain
Example sentencesExamples
- By the time Jesse came to plea-bargain, the jury already knew his father had confessed to it and he had no supporting witnesses.
- They plea-bargained for the easy, cheaper option.
- If I'd been a habitual offender - the kind of driver for whom traffic court was designed - I probably wouldn't have gotten to plea-bargain.

plea bargain

verbˈpliː ˌbɑːɡɪnˈpli ˌbɑrɡən

[no object]

plea-bargain

Law

Make a plea bargain.
he plea-bargained and avoided jail

Definition of plea bargaining in US English:

plea bargaining

nounˈplē ˌbärɡəniNG

Law

An arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.
Example sentencesExamples
- The guilty plea procedure is sometimes the result of plea-bargaining between the prosecution and defence counsel.
- We have people who are so overwhelmed that they have to reduce the sentences by plea-bargaining.
- He said they would be entitled to make representations on the merits of the charges against them, offer evidence as witnesses, and engage the prosecuting authority in plea-bargaining.
- As liberals in today's world we have to accept greater use of intercept communication, surveillance and plea-bargaining.
- Pilot schemes saw several benefits, including a reduction in plea-bargaining and downgrading of charges, and an increase in early guilty pleas.

单词	plea bargaining
释义	Definition of plea bargaining in English: plea bargaining noun mass nounLaw An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges. Example sentencesExamples Pilot schemes saw several benefits, including a reduction in plea-bargaining and downgrading of charges, and an increase in early guilty pleas. As liberals in today's world we have to accept greater use of intercept communication, surveillance and plea-bargaining. We have people who are so overwhelmed that they have to reduce the sentences by plea-bargaining. He said they would be entitled to make representations on the merits of the charges against them, offer evidence as witnesses, and engage the prosecuting authority in plea-bargaining. The guilty plea procedure is sometimes the result of plea-bargaining between the prosecution and defence counsel. Derivatives plea-bargain noun ˈpliː ˌbɑːɡɪnˈpli ˌbɑrɡən Law An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges. the media coverage caused the judge to rethink the plea bargain Example sentencesExamples By the time Jesse came to plea-bargain, the jury already knew his father had confessed to it and he had no supporting witnesses. They plea-bargained for the easy, cheaper option. If I'd been a habitual offender - the kind of driver for whom traffic court was designed - I probably wouldn't have gotten to plea-bargain. plea bargain verbˈpliː ˌbɑːɡɪnˈpli ˌbɑrɡən [no object]plea-bargainLaw Make a plea bargain. he plea-bargained and avoided jail Definition of plea bargaining in US English: plea bargaining nounˈplē ˌbärɡəniNG Law An arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency. Example sentencesExamples The guilty plea procedure is sometimes the result of plea-bargaining between the prosecution and defence counsel. We have people who are so overwhelmed that they have to reduce the sentences by plea-bargaining. He said they would be entitled to make representations on the merits of the charges against them, offer evidence as witnesses, and engage the prosecuting authority in plea-bargaining. As liberals in today's world we have to accept greater use of intercept communication, surveillance and plea-bargaining. Pilot schemes saw several benefits, including a reduction in plea-bargaining and downgrading of charges, and an increase in early guilty pleas.
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