Plea-bargain (Verb)
Meaning
Agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She agreed to plea-bargain and was sentenced to 5 years' probation instead of the 10-year prison term originally threatened.
- The defendant was advised to plea-bargain to avoid the possibility of a life sentence.
- He decided to plea-bargain and received a reduced charge in exchange for his cooperation with the investigators.
- Her lawyer negotiated a deal where she could plea-bargain and receive a lighter sentence, and she accepted it.
- After much contemplation, he chose to plea-bargain and testify against his accomplices to avoid a lengthy jail term.