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plead down

plead down verb: to plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for lighter charges.

Verb

plead down (third-person singular simple present pleads down, present participle pleading down, simple past and past participle pleaded down or (informal, US) pled down)

  1. To plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for lighter charges.
  2. To negotiate charges down in a plea bargain.

Forms of plead down

third-person singular presentpleads down
present participlepleading down
past participlepleaded down
pastpleaded down
past participle US (informal)pled down
past US (informal)pled down

Questions about plead down

What does plead down mean?
Plead down means to plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for lighter charges.
What part of speech is plead down?
Plead down is a verb.
What is the past tense of plead down?
The past tense of plead down is pleaded down.

Words near plead down in the dictionary

  1. pleacher
  2. pleachers
  3. pleaches
  4. pleaching
  5. plead
  6. plead down
  7. plead out
  8. plead over
  9. plead the belly
  10. plead the blood of Jesus
  11. plead the fifth

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