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Plead

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005413

To formally declare a defendant's guilt or innocence in response to a criminal charge. This declaration occurs during an arraignment, where the defendant enters a plea of guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere. A plea bargain involves an agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant to resolve the case without a trial.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005413
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005413",
  "term": "Plead",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To formally declare a defendant's guilt or innocence in response to a criminal charge. This declaration occurs during an arraignment, where the defendant enters a plea of guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere. A plea bargain involves an agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant to resolve the case without a trial.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/plead/"
}

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