What Is Defined as Pleading Guilty in Exchange for a Lighter

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is defined as pleading guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence?

• A) confessing
• B) pledging
• C) plea bargaining
• D) charge bargaining

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Definitions:

Precipitation

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.

Groundwater

The subsurface water that occupies the pore spaces in soils and rocks, serving as a major source of fresh water for many areas.

Seas Saltier

A condition resulting from the evaporation of ocean water, which increases the concentration of salts, making the seas saltier.

Quartzite

A hard, metamorphic rock formed from quartz-rich sandstone that has undergone heat and pressure transformations.