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plea bargaining

plea bargaining noun: the process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial. Also the alternative spelling of plea-bargaining.

Noun

plea bargaining (uncountable)

  1. The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial.

Also used as

plea bargaining is also the alternative spelling of plea-bargaining.

Questions about plea bargaining

What does plea bargaining mean?
Plea bargaining means the process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial.
What part of speech is plea bargaining?
Plea bargaining is a noun.

Words near plea bargaining in the dictionary

  1. pldnas
  2. PLDs
  3. PLE
  4. plea
  5. plea bargain
  6. plea bargaining
  7. plea bargains
  8. plea deal
  9. plea deals
  10. plea in abatement
  11. plea of the crown

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