- defendant's plea
- заява проти позову; захист підсудного; заява підсудного проти обвинувачення; виступ на захист інтересів відповідача
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Plea — Plea, n. [OE. plee, plai, plait, fr. OF. plait, plaid, plet, LL. placitum judgment, decision, assembly, court, fr. L. placitum that which is pleasing, an opinion, sentiment, from placere to please. See {Please}, and cf. {Placit}, {Plead}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plea bargain — A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case whereby the prosecutor offers the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty, usually to a lesser charge or to the original criminal charge with a … Wikipedia
plea — / plē/ n [Anglo French plei plai legal action, trial, from Old French plait plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a: an allegation of fact… … Law dictionary
plea bargain — n. An agreement made between a criminal defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for a lighter punishment after conviction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… … Law dictionary
plea bargaining — n: the negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to one or some of multiple offenses usu. in exchange for more lenient sentencing recommendations, a specific… … Law dictionary
plea in abatement — see plea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. plea in abatement … Law dictionary
plea-bar|gain — «PLEE BAHR guhn», noun, verb. –n.Often plea bargain. act or instance of plea bargaining: »The vast majority of criminal sentences in the United States…are the result of “plea bargains” in which the defendant “waives” his constitutional right to… … Useful english dictionary
plea-bargaining — ► NOUN Law ▪ an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency … English terms dictionary
plea of tender Law — a plea that the defendant has always been ready to satisfy the plaintiff s claim and now brings the sum into court. → plea … English new terms dictionary
plea — [plē] n. [ME plai < OFr plaid, suit, plea < L placitum, opinion, order, orig. that which is pleasing, orig. neut. pp. of placere, to PLEASE] 1. a statement in defense or justification; excuse 2. an earnest and urgent request; appeal;… … English World dictionary
plea bargaining — plea′ bar gaining n. law a practice in which a defendant in a criminal case is allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge rather than risk conviction for a graver crime • Etymology: 1960–65, amer … From formal English to slang
