1. (law) 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"

1. (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

Derived forms: plea-bargained, plea-bargaining, plea-bargains, plea bargains

Type of: agree, bargaining

Encyclopedia: Plea-bargain