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Absprache

Substantiv

partial

plea bargain

noun

Comparative law notes

Germany

This is the appropriate term to use in a criminal procedure context.

Definitions of plea bargain

English

an arrangement between a criminal defendant and the state in which the defendant is permitted to say he or she is guilty (=criminally responsible) of a lesser charge than the crime he has been accused of and not have to go to trial

He admitted conspiracy and providing material to support terrorism as part of a plea bargain agreement with the US Department of Justice.