plea bargaining

idiomPart ofbargaining

plea bargaining — idiom

1. a process in which someone accused of a crime agrees to plead guilty to a less s

1.idiom
Definition

a process in which someone accused of a crime agrees to plead guilty to a less serious charge in order to receive a lighter punishment and avoid a trial

Example

The prosecutor offered a plea bargaining deal that reduced the charge from armed robbery to theft.

Jabari's lawyer advised him to accept the plea bargaining offer rather than risk a longer sentence at trial.