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plea-bar·gain
 plea-bargain
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- pronunciation:
- pli
bar
g
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
plea-bargains, plea-bargaining, plea-bargained |
| definition: |
to engage in bargaining that results or may result in a defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser charge rather than being tried on a more serious one.
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| derivation: |
plea-bargainer (n.) |
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