In order to deal with long-pending cases and focus on investigating and prosecuting serious cases, the United States, Germany, Italy etc. have placed procedure of plea bargaining in their laws.
为了及时处理积案和集中力量查处大案,美、德、意等国家的法律规定了辩诉交易程序。
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A long-running lawsuit is pending.
一个漫长的诉讼仍悬而未决。
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These discovery procedures allow a party to learn about anything relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action, as long as it is not privileged.