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bargain

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A quick definition of bargain:

A bargain is when two people agree to exchange something, like money or services. This can be a contract, but it has to be legal and fair. In criminal law, a bargain can also happen between a prosecutor and a defendant. This is called plea bargaining or fact bargaining. It means the defendant agrees to plead guilty or admit to some facts in exchange for a better outcome.

A more thorough explanation:

The term “bargain” has two legal meanings:

In contract law, a bargain is a voluntary agreement between two parties in exchange for something of value. This can be money, goods, services, or a promise to do something. For example, if someone agrees to clean a bedroom in exchange for $50, that is a bargain. However, not all bargains are contracts. If an agreement involves an illegal transaction or the consideration is insufficient or illegal, the bargain does not amount to a contract.

In criminal law, bargain is used to describe several prosecutorial practices such as plea bargaining or fact bargaining.

Plea bargaining is an agreement between a prosecutor and a criminal defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a more lenient sentence or a dismissal of other charges. For example, if someone is charged with robbery, they may agree to plead guilty to a lesser charge of theft in exchange for a shorter prison sentence.

Fact bargaining refers to an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant ascertaining some facts as true in exchange for the prosecutor’s not introducing other facts that would be detrimental to the defendant. For example, if someone is charged with assault, they may agree to admit to hitting the victim in exchange for the prosecutor not introducing evidence that they had a history of violence.

These examples illustrate how a bargain can be used in both contract law and criminal law to reach an agreement between two parties.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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