- 1n/ˈpliː ˌbɑːrɡɪn/認罪協商
正式An agreement in a criminal case in which the accused person says in court that they are guilty of a smaller crime, and in return they are not charged with the more serious one.
這裡交換的是兩樣東西。被告放棄爭到底的機會，承認自己有罪。檢方那邊則放棄比較重的那項指控。因為雙方各拿到一點，案子通常就不用走完整的審判。這正是它存在的原因：省下好幾個月的法庭時間。相對地，也沒有人再去認定事情到底是怎麼發生的。這個字是名詞。常見的動詞是 accept、offer、reach、refuse。有來源把它標為美國法律用語，你讀到它時多半是在講美國的制度。旁邊常一起出現的說法有 plead guilty、a lesser charge、drop a charge。
示範例句 · Example
The lawyer explained that a plea bargain would end the case in weeks rather than years.
中文翻譯律師解釋說，一項認罪協商會讓案子在幾週內結束，而不是幾年。
Two things are traded here. The accused person gives up the chance to fight the case and admits guilt. The other side gives up the bigger charge. Because both sides get something, the case usually ends without a full trial. That is the practical point of it: it saves months of court time, and it also means no jury ever decides what really happened. The word is a noun — you accept, offer, reach or refuse a plea bargain. One source marks it as US law, and it is most often the American system you read about when you meet it. Related wording you will see nearby: plead guilty, a lesser charge, drop a charge.
常見搭配
accept a plea bargain
接受認罪協商
to agree to the deal offered
After two days he accepted a plea bargain.
offer someone a plea bargain
向某人提出認罪協商
to propose the deal to the accused person
Prosecutors offered him a plea bargain on the smaller charge.
reach a plea bargain
達成認罪協商
to arrive at such an agreement
The two sides reached a plea bargain the night before the trial.
refuse / reject a plea bargain
拒絕認罪協商
to turn the deal down and go to trial
She refused the plea bargain and asked for a trial.
意思相近
plea dealplea agreement
意思相反
core核心畫面
One way to hold this word: two sides at a table before the trial starts. One puts down the heavy charge and takes it off the table. The other puts down the right to fight and says the words I am guilty — to the smaller charge. Both sides give something up, and the trial never happens.