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Definition of Plea bargaining

1. Noun. (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. "Plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested"

Definition of Plea bargaining

1. Noun. The process of negotiating a verdict and sentence without a complete trial. ¹

2. Verb. (alternative spelling of plea-bargaining) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plea Bargaining

Literary usage of Plea bargaining

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Working with the Courts in Child Protection by Jane N. Feller (1995)
"Child victims may feel betrayed or disbelieved, or may feel unsafe, depending on the sentence. Particularly in the criminal context, plea bargaining with a ..."

2. Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines by Michael Tonry (1998)
"Comparisons of plea bargaining in Minnesota before and under guidelines showed a marked shift away from sentence bargaining and toward charge bargaining. ..."

3. Perspectives on Crime and Justice: 1996-1997 Lecture Series by James Q. Wilson, Peter Reuter, Mark H. Moore, Cathy S. Widom, Norval Morris (1998)
"In Dade County, plea bargaining is totally within the control ... If the prosecutor's office decides it will not do plea bargaining, plea bargaining won't ..."

4. Human Rights and the "Politics of Agreements": Chile During President Aylwin by Cynthia G. Brown (1991)
"Plea-bargaining of this kind would be an innovation in Chilean law. ... In Chile, however, the plea-bargaining proposal has been colloquially renamed ..."

5. Planning for Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal edited by Sandra Clunies (1995)
"Arraignment and plea bargaining Arraignment is a technical term signifying ... Incorporation of substance abuse concerns into the plea bargaining process is ..."

6. National Assessment Of Structured Sentencing by James Austin, Charles Jones, John Kramer, Phil Renninger (1996)
"Impact on plea bargaining Some feared that guidelines would give prosecutors a ... Miethe, TD "Charging and plea bargaining Practices Under Determinate ..."

7. Data Resources of the National Institute of Justice (1993) edited by Michael J. Russell (1999)
"The study includes three different measures of plea bargaining: case study, courtroom observation, and hypothetical cases given to courtroom actors. ..."

8. Working with the Courts in Child Protection by Jane N. Feller (1995)
"Child victims may feel betrayed or disbelieved, or may feel unsafe, depending on the sentence. Particularly in the criminal context, plea bargaining with a ..."

9. Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines by Michael Tonry (1998)
"Comparisons of plea bargaining in Minnesota before and under guidelines showed a marked shift away from sentence bargaining and toward charge bargaining. ..."

10. Perspectives on Crime and Justice: 1996-1997 Lecture Series by James Q. Wilson, Peter Reuter, Mark H. Moore, Cathy S. Widom, Norval Morris (1998)
"In Dade County, plea bargaining is totally within the control ... If the prosecutor's office decides it will not do plea bargaining, plea bargaining won't ..."

11. Human Rights and the "Politics of Agreements": Chile During President Aylwin by Cynthia G. Brown (1991)
"Plea-bargaining of this kind would be an innovation in Chilean law. ... In Chile, however, the plea-bargaining proposal has been colloquially renamed ..."

12. Planning for Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal edited by Sandra Clunies (1995)
"Arraignment and plea bargaining Arraignment is a technical term signifying ... Incorporation of substance abuse concerns into the plea bargaining process is ..."

13. National Assessment Of Structured Sentencing by James Austin, Charles Jones, John Kramer, Phil Renninger (1996)
"Impact on plea bargaining Some feared that guidelines would give prosecutors a ... Miethe, TD "Charging and plea bargaining Practices Under Determinate ..."

14. Data Resources of the National Institute of Justice (1993) edited by Michael J. Russell (1999)
"The study includes three different measures of plea bargaining: case study, courtroom observation, and hypothetical cases given to courtroom actors. ..."

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