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Cop a plea

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001305

To accept a plea bargain, typically by pleading guilty or no contest to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence. This avoids the uncertainty and expense of a full trial. The defendant waives their right to a trial by jury in such an agreement.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001305
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001305",
  "term": "Cop a plea",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To accept a plea bargain, typically by pleading guilty or no contest to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence. This avoids the uncertainty and expense of a full trial. The defendant waives their right to a trial by jury in such an agreement.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/cop-a-plea/"
}

Record 1,153 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.