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What is a plea bargain?

What is a plea bargain? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US, law) 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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After he turned down the plea bargain, a grand jury indicted Webb on fourth degree criminal contempt.
Moreover, the Guidelines stipulate that judges must review the pre-sentence report before rejecting or accepting a plea bargain.
The second defendant received 7.5 months of imprisonment and suspended prison sentence according to a plea bargain.
Crown in several locations suggested that there were plea bargain implications in opting for summary or indictment proceedings.
Yes, but the thing is, though, he said he wants to plea bargain so he gets out of the death penalty.
Where the court rejects such a plea bargain, the accused has no absolute right to withdraw the guilty plea.

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