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CONVENIO DECLARATORIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plea agreement
1, record 1, English, plea%20agreement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plea bargain 1, record 1, English, plea%20bargain
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For reasons that will become evident in the course of this working paper, ... we prefer to abandon the expression "plea bargaining" (which, to some, has an inherently negative connotation) in favour of more neutral terminology. In our view, the process with which we are concerned (though unquestionably flawed) may better be described as that of "plea negotiation", or the holding of "plea discussions". The object of that process is to reach a satisfactory agreement, not to give the accused a "bargain". Accordingly, our recommendations eschew the expression "plea bargain" and replace it with "plea agreement". We define that expression (again, in neutral terms) as "any agreement by the accused to plead guilty in return for the prosecutor's agreeing to take or refrain from taking a particular course of action". 1, record 1, English, - plea%20agreement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transaction en matière pénale
1, record 1, French, transaction%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transaction pénale 1, record 1, French, transaction%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] une transaction intervenue entre le coupable et des représentants de la société. 1, record 1, French, - transaction%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20p%C3%A9nale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- convenio declaratorio
1, record 1, Spanish, convenio%20declaratorio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sentencia de conformidad 2, record 1, Spanish, sentencia%20de%20conformidad
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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