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What does plea-bargain mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word plea-bargain? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (US, law) An agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge.
Verb
  1. (US, law) To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one.
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