plea-bargain

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to deal with or achieve by plea bargaining: to plea-bargain a reduced sentence.

noun

the agreement arrived at as a result of plea bargaining.

Origin:
1965–70

Related forms

plea-bar·gain·er, noun

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plea-bargain
verb
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years"

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