plea deal

American  

[plee deel] / ˈpli ˌdil /

noun

• plea deals
  plural

1. an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant under which the defendant agrees to plead guilty, often to a lesser charge or in exchange for a lighter sentence.

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• plea deals
  plural

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plea deal

She also admitted in her plea deal to filing a false tax form in 2024 and lying to FBI agents that same year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Or, they could negotiate some sort of plea deal with Clancy.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The rejected plea deal, which would have given Mohammed a life sentence without possibility of parole, was reached after two years of negotiation and signed by an official appointed by then-Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

In a plea deal, the original charge was reduced to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools - thought to refer to the phone used to reply to the advert.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Whether a good plea deal is offered to a defendant is entirely up to the prosecutor.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander