plea
31Plea — ♦ Action at law, recorded on plea roll of court. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 145) …
32plea — n. 1 an earnest appeal or entreaty. 2 Law a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant. 3 an argument or excuse. Phrases and idioms: plea bargaining US an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a… …
33plea bargaining — n: the negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to one or some of multiple offenses usu. in exchange for more lenient sentencing recommendations, a specific… …
34plea bargain — plea bargains, plea bargaining, plea bargained 1) N COUNT In some legal systems, a plea bargain is an agreement that, if an accused person says they are guilty, they will be charged with a less serious crime or will receive a less severe… …
35plea bargain — n. An agreement made between a criminal defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for a lighter punishment after conviction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …
36plea in abatement — see plea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. plea in abatement …
37plea-bar|gain — «PLEE BAHR guhn», noun, verb. –n.Often plea bargain. act or instance of plea bargaining: »The vast majority of criminal sentences in the United States…are the result of “plea bargains” in which the defendant “waives” his constitutional right to… …
38Plea of nolo contendere — (auch no contest, stand mute) ist eine mögliche Klageerwiderung in US amerikanischen Gerichtsverhandlungen und bedeutet den Verzicht auf das Bestreiten der behaupteten Straftat. Nolo contendere kommt aus dem Lateinischen und heißt übersetzt „Ich… …
39plea-bargain — plea bargainer, n. /plee bahr gin/, v.i. 1. to engage in plea bargaining. v.t. 2. to deal with or achieve by plea bargaining: to plea bargain a reduced sentence. n. 3. the agreement arrived at as a result of plea bargaining. [1965 70] * * * …
40plea in bar — see plea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. plea in bar …
