plea bargaining |
a pretrial negotiation in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for the state's dropping a more serious charge. |
plead |
to earnestly request or appeal. [5 definitions] |
pleadable |
combined form of plead. |
pleading |
the act of making a plea. [3 definitions] |
pleasant |
pleasing; agreeable. [2 definitions] |
pleasantry |
a casual remark intended to compliment or otherwise please another, esp. in a social situation of no great importance. |
please |
to satisfy or give pleasure to; make happy. [5 definitions] |
pleased |
made satisfied or happy. |
pleased as Punch |
very pleased or gratified. |
pleasing |
giving enjoyment or satisfaction; likable; agreeable. |
pleasurable |
giving or causing pleasure. |
pleasure |
a happy, delighted, or satisfied feeling. [6 definitions] |
pleasureless |
combined form of pleasure. |
pleasure principle |
in psychoanalysis, the theory that humans tend to secure gratification and pleasure and to avoid pain or unpleasantness. |
pleat |
a decorative permanent fold of even width, pressed or sewn in the fabric of a garment, curtain, or the like. [2 definitions] |
pleatless |
combined form of pleat. |
plebe |
a freshman in a military academy. |
plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. [5 definitions] |
plebiscite |
a direct vote by a population on some important question, esp. a question of national self-determination such as annexation or independence; referendum. |
plebs |
in ancient Roman society, the class of common people as contrasted with the patrician class. [2 definitions] |
plectrum |
a small flexible piece of plastic or other material used to pluck a stringed musical instrument; pick. |