plea
51plea in being elsewhere — index alibi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
52plea in rebuttal — index answer (judicial response), confutation, counterargument, rejoinder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
53plea bargaining — plea′ bar gaining n. law a practice in which a defendant in a criminal case is allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge rather than risk conviction for a graver crime • Etymology: 1960–65, amer …
54plea-bargaining — ► NOUN Law ▪ an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency …
55plea bargaining — ☆ plea bargaining n. pretrial negotiations in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for having more serious charges dropped …
56Plea bargain — A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case whereby the prosecutor offers the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty, usually to a lesser charge or to the original criminal charge with a …
57plea bargain — 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 his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor plea bargaining… …
58plea-bargain — verb 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 • Derivationally related forms: ↑plea bargain, ↑plea bargaining • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • …
59Plea colloquy — A plea colloquy, in United States criminal procedure, is a conversation between a judge and a criminal defendant who has been sworn under oath, which must occur when the defendant enters a guilty plea in court in order for the plea to be valid.… …
60plea bargaining — 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 his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor plea bargaining… …
