plea bargaining
n
(Law) an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
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| Noun | 1. |  plea bargaining - (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment bargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
Translations
plea bargaining n (Law) → patteggiamento (della pena)
plea bargaining n (Law) → patteggiamento (della pena)
plea bargaining n (Law) → patteggiamento (della pena)
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