collocation · formal
plea bargain
UK/ˈpliː ˌbɑːɡən/US/ˈpliː ˌbɑːrɡən/PLEA BAR·gain
an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge or receives a lighter sentence
Examples
“The defendant accepted a plea bargain to avoid a long trial.”
“Plea bargains are common in many legal systems.”
“Her lawyer advised her to consider a plea bargain.”
Band 8 sentence
“Faced with uncertain evidence, the defence negotiated a plea bargain that substantially reduced the potential sentence.”
Collocations
- offer a plea bargain
- accept a plea bargain
Word family
Common mistakes
make a plea bargain→accept/offer a plea bargain
plea bargain with the court→plea bargain with the prosecutors
Say it for a higher band
5make a deal→6accept a plea deal→7+plea bargain
Synonyms
plea deal
Easily confused
plea deal
“The defendant accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthy trial.”
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