Sentence examples for a negotiated plea from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a negotiated plea" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to an agreement between a defendant and prosecutor where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge.
Example: "After much discussion, the defendant accepted a negotiated plea to avoid a lengthy trial."
Alternatives: "plea bargain" or "plea agreement".

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Either it's my way or a negotiated plea".

"This was a negotiated plea," he said.

A former daycare instructor from Pittsburgh pleaded guilty on Monday to sexually assaulting 12 boys and has been sentenced to 35 to 70 years in prison as part of a negotiated plea deal, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.

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The censures were far more lenient than the ultimate penalty — termination; the officers accepted the punishment as a kind of negotiated plea, rather than face formal administrative charges and trials, officials said.

He is represented by Judy Clarke, a lawyer who has negotiated plea deals for Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber; Jared Loughner, who killed six people and severely injured Gabrielle Giffords, then an Arizona congresswoman; and Zacarias Moussaoui, a 9/11 plotter.

As a result of the negotiated plea, charges against Jody Savin, Miller's wife and "Midnight Rider" producer, were dropped.  .

The government has charged a total of 26 people, though 11 have negotiated plea deals.

Of those, 140 have pleaded guilty or negotiated plea agreements.

"I think that's right," he said of the officer's negotiated plea.

In time, Marsh negotiated plea bargains with some of the best defense lawyers in Alaska, and conducted two trials.

They negotiated plea agreements with the bulk of the others, typically agreeing to probation or no punishment.

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