plea bargaining

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

plea bargaining is a valid 15-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1E1A1B3A1R1G2A1I1N1I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does plea bargaining mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(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.

“plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested”

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