plea-bargain

• Verbo que describe el proceso de negociar un acuerdo en el contexto legal, mediante el cual el acusado se declara culpable de un cargo menor a cambio de una sentencia más leve o de la retirada de otros cargos.

A verb used to describe the act of negotiating an agreement in a legal context where a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or dismissal of other charges.

1. Negotiate a lesser chargeC1formallegal

   To agree to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or dismissal of other charges.

   Negociar un cargo menor

   • The defendant decided to plea-bargain to avoid a lengthy trial.
   • Prosecutors often encourage defendants to plea-bargain to save court resources.
   • He chose to plea-bargain rather than risk a harsher sentence.