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plea bargain<\/span>:<\/span>
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1.<\/strong> A negotiated agreement between a prosecutor and a criminal defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty<\/em> or no contest<\/em> to a lesser offense or to one of multiple charges in exchange for some concession by the prosecutor, usually a more lenient sentence or a dismissal of the other charges.<\/strong> \u2014 aka plea agreement<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; negotiated plea<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; sentence bargain<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. \u2014 plea-bargain<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, vb<\/em>. \u2014 plea-bargaining<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, n<\/em>. [1]
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1. An agreement between the prosecutor and a criminal defendant under which the accused agrees to plead guilty, usually to a lesser offense, in exchange for receiving a lighter sentence than he would likely have received had he been found guilty after trial on the original charge.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n