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plea bargaining

 noun
     
Related topics: Law
plea bargaining [uncountable]
SCL when someone agrees to admit in court that they are guilty of one crime, in exchange for not being charged with a more serious crime
—plea bargain verb [intransitive and transitive]
—plea bargain noun [countable]
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