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词汇 plea bargaining
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Definition of plea bargaining in English:

plea bargaining

noun
mass nounLaw
  • An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pilot schemes saw several benefits, including a reduction in plea-bargaining and downgrading of charges, and an increase in early guilty pleas.
    • As liberals in today's world we have to accept greater use of intercept communication, surveillance and plea-bargaining.
    • We have people who are so overwhelmed that they have to reduce the sentences by plea-bargaining.
    • He said they would be entitled to make representations on the merits of the charges against them, offer evidence as witnesses, and engage the prosecuting authority in plea-bargaining.
    • The guilty plea procedure is sometimes the result of plea-bargaining between the prosecution and defence counsel.

Derivatives

  • plea-bargain

  • noun ˈpliː ˌbɑːɡɪnˈpli ˌbɑrɡən
    Law
    • An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges.

      the media coverage caused the judge to rethink the plea bargain
      Example sentencesExamples
      • By the time Jesse came to plea-bargain, the jury already knew his father had confessed to it and he had no supporting witnesses.
      • They plea-bargained for the easy, cheaper option.
      • If I'd been a habitual offender - the kind of driver for whom traffic court was designed - I probably wouldn't have gotten to plea-bargain.
  • plea bargain

  • verbˈpliː ˌbɑːɡɪnˈpli ˌbɑrɡən
    [no object]plea-bargainLaw
    • Make a plea bargain.

      he plea-bargained and avoided jail

Definition of plea bargaining in US English:

plea bargaining

nounˈplē ˌbärɡəniNG
Law
  • An arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The guilty plea procedure is sometimes the result of plea-bargaining between the prosecution and defence counsel.
    • We have people who are so overwhelmed that they have to reduce the sentences by plea-bargaining.
    • He said they would be entitled to make representations on the merits of the charges against them, offer evidence as witnesses, and engage the prosecuting authority in plea-bargaining.
    • As liberals in today's world we have to accept greater use of intercept communication, surveillance and plea-bargaining.
    • Pilot schemes saw several benefits, including a reduction in plea-bargaining and downgrading of charges, and an increase in early guilty pleas.
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