Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plea bargain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
plea bar-gain
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

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What does plea bargain mean?
An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

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