Question of the Day #301

"Mueller accuses Manafort of breaking plea agreement by lying"
From the headline of this article at AP News.

上記の文で、plea agreement の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "plea agreement" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


司法取引

ただし、英語ではplea bargain（司法取引する）をした結果がplea agreementまたはplea bargain（名詞形）になります。

Answer

According to Collins Dictionary:

an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped