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   plea bargaining
   [n] - (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
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=plea%20bargaining
   
   
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   Plea bargaining
   a legal negotiation in which the state reduces the charge against a defendant in exchange for a guilty plea
   Found op http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/objects/2143/2195136/glossary/glossary
   
   
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   plea bargaining
   (from the article `procedural law`) In some countries, such as the United States and Spain, the prosecutor`s discretion extends to determining the crime with which the defendant is to ... ...U.S. legal system. The deliberations and proceedings before the grand jury are normally conducted in private....
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/79
   
   
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   plea bargaining
   plea bargaining, negotiation in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a criminal charge in exchange for concessions by the prosecutor (representing the state). The defendant waives the right to trial, losing any chance for acquittal, but usually avoids conviction on a more serious charge. The ...
   Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0930580.html
   
   

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