reduced charge
Plea bargain result
A reduced charge is a criminal accusation that has been lowered to a less serious offense, typically through plea bargaining or prosecutorial discretion.
Someone facing assault might plead guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct: She accepted the reduced charge to avoid a felony conviction.
The term also applies to discounted fees or prices: seniors get a reduced charge for admission.
- plea bargainNegotiated criminal case resolution
- plea dealNegotiated criminal case resolution
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- downgradeReduce in status
- criminal defenseAdvocacy for the accused
discount · markdown · lowered · diminished · battery · dismissed · prosecution · leniency · sentencing · bargaining · negotiated · felony · arraignment · defendant · attorney · courtroom · court appearance · fine
reduce, reduced, reduces, reducing, reducer, reducers, reducible, irreducible, reduction