| 释义 |
plea-bargain
plea bargain also plea-bar·gain (plē′bär′gən)intr.v. plea bar·gained, plea bar·gain·ing, plea bar·gains also plea-bar·gained or plea-bar·gain·ing or plea-bar·gains To agree to plead guilty, especially to a lesser criminal offense, in exchange for some concession from the prosecution, such as dismissal of more serious charges.
plea bargain n.plea-bargain vb (intr) (Law) law to make an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being droppedplea′-bar`gain
v.i. 1. to engage in plea bargaining. n. 2. the agreement arrived at as a result of plea bargaining. [1965–70] plea′-bar`gain•er, n. plea-bargain
Past participle: plea-bargained
Gerund: plea-bargaining
| Imperative |
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| plea-bargain | | plea-bargain |
| Present |
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| I plea-bargain | | you plea-bargain | | he/she/it plea-bargains | | we plea-bargain | | you plea-bargain | | they plea-bargain |
| Preterite |
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| I plea-bargained | | you plea-bargained | | he/she/it plea-bargained | | we plea-bargained | | you plea-bargained | | they plea-bargained |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am plea-bargaining | | you are plea-bargaining | | he/she/it is plea-bargaining | | we are plea-bargaining | | you are plea-bargaining | | they are plea-bargaining |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have plea-bargained | | you have plea-bargained | | he/she/it has plea-bargained | | we have plea-bargained | | you have plea-bargained | | they have plea-bargained |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was plea-bargaining | | you were plea-bargaining | | he/she/it was plea-bargaining | | we were plea-bargaining | | you were plea-bargaining | | they were plea-bargaining |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had plea-bargained | | you had plea-bargained | | he/she/it had plea-bargained | | we had plea-bargained | | you had plea-bargained | | they had plea-bargained |
| Future |
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| I will plea-bargain | | you will plea-bargain | | he/she/it will plea-bargain | | we will plea-bargain | | you will plea-bargain | | they will plea-bargain |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have plea-bargained | | you will have plea-bargained | | he/she/it will have plea-bargained | | we will have plea-bargained | | you will have plea-bargained | | they will have plea-bargained |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be plea-bargaining | | you will be plea-bargaining | | he/she/it will be plea-bargaining | | we will be plea-bargaining | | you will be plea-bargaining | | they will be plea-bargaining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been plea-bargaining | | you have been plea-bargaining | | he/she/it has been plea-bargaining | | we have been plea-bargaining | | you have been plea-bargaining | | they have been plea-bargaining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been plea-bargaining | | you will have been plea-bargaining | | he/she/it will have been plea-bargaining | | we will have been plea-bargaining | | you will have been plea-bargaining | | they will have been plea-bargaining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been plea-bargaining | | you had been plea-bargaining | | he/she/it had been plea-bargaining | | we had been plea-bargaining | | you had been plea-bargaining | | they had been plea-bargaining |
| Conditional |
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| I would plea-bargain | | you would plea-bargain | | he/she/it would plea-bargain | | we would plea-bargain | | you would plea-bargain | | they would plea-bargain |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have plea-bargained | | you would have plea-bargained | | he/she/it would have plea-bargained | | we would have plea-bargained | | you would have plea-bargained | | they would have plea-bargained |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | plea-bargain - agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" |
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