plead down (English, verb)
expansion: plead down (third-person singular simple present pleads down, present participle pleading down, simple past and past participle pleaded down or (informal, US) pled down)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: To plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for lighter charges.
topics: law
glosses: To negotiate charges down in a plea bargain.
Forms:
form: pleads down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pleading down
tags: participle
present
form: pleaded down
tags: participle
past
form: pleaded down
tags: past
form: pled down
tags: US
informal
participle
past
form: pled down
tags: US
informal
past