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plea bargaining
noun
- an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant is allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge rather than risk conviction for a graver crime in order to avoid a protracted trial or to win the defendant's cooperation as a witness.
plea bargaining
noun
- law an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of plea bargaining1
Example Sentences
"I have further determined that CD has, in effect, conducted what would be characterised as plea bargaining with AB, after AB had received the Notice of Charge" said the chair.
Collins declined to comment on Dempsey鈥檚 case, but said the pardon process 鈥 after years of litigation, plea bargaining and trials 鈥 has been 鈥渟urreal鈥 for the defendants and their attorneys alike.
Most criminal cases in the U.S. are resolved through plea bargaining, especially for defendants who cannot afford bail.
But, he wrote, 鈥渁 prosecutor鈥檚 alleged misconduct during plea bargaining and sentencing merit the protection of absolute immunity.鈥
Lawyers for some defendants who plead not guilty may engage in plea bargaining, where they negotiate a guilty plea with prosecutors to avoid a trial.
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