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plead out

plead out verb: to plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Verb

plead out (third-person singular simple present pleads out, present participle pleading out, simple past and past participle pleaded out)

  1. To plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for a lighter sentence.
  2. (informal) To leave prison or jail by taking a plea bargain.

Forms of plead out

third-person singular presentpleads out
present participlepleading out
past participlepleaded out
pastpleaded out

Questions about plead out

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

Words near plead out in the dictionary

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

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