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part of speech:	intransitive verb
inflections:	plea-bargained, plea-bargaining, plea-bargains
definition:	to engage in bargaining that results or may result in a defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser charge rather than being tried on a more serious one.
derivation:	plea-bargainer (n.)

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