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West plea

West plea noun: a plea of nolo contendere.

Noun

West plea (plural West pleas)

  1. (California, US) A plea of nolo contendere.

Forms of West plea

pluralWest pleas

Origin of West plea

Named after a seminal case involving plea bargains, People v. West (1970) 3 Cal.3d 595.

Questions about West plea

What does West plea mean?
West plea means a plea of nolo contendere.
What part of speech is West plea?
West plea is a noun.
What is the plural of West plea?
The plural of West plea is West pleas.

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