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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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Tonight im going to go for a run and lift some weights and then eat some dinner (probably a burrito) and then I'm going to watch a scary movie with my girlfriend (probably Longlegs). I'm so excited :)
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I'm all good, I'm tipsy in Zanzibar finishing an app and laughing my ass off to this:
babycat
14:48
renard what are you drinking?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:50
Feeling like sad drinking tonight, wife accidentally tossed out my truck keys and those are expensive as fuck to replace. The crappiest part is that the key chain had the "remove before flight" tab from my first aircraft's rocket pods overseas from 6 years ago. Then find out people fucked around and back dated reports at work making me look like a shit bag so I am working later tonight and missing range time which is my weekly relax/me time. Add in my sleep meds stopped working, so I am thinking vodka (so I stay skinny and hot) and pizza by the fireplace kind of friday.
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14:51
Renard if you're not drinking margs Im gonna throw hands
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Was at a restaurant and they decided to have me try something called "Double Kick" free of charge, it's like a sugar cane liquor with pineapple flavor
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14:51
missing range time :(
1a2b3c4d26z
14:52
That sounds good renard but unfortunately I'll still have to throw hands
Tonight I’m Having a date with this guy who asked me out couple times
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:54
What made you give in and go out after he asked a couple times?
Other failed dates
babycat
14:55
That’ll do it
Question, how many of u would sleep on first date
babycat
14:57
honestly my answer is it depends
babycat
14:57
there has to be a very specific vibe to make me want to do that. not like a regular date
babycat
14:59
and sometimes you want to and you still don’t do ir
babycat
14:59
it
babycat
15:00
but I don’t use dating apps so all my first dates are with people I’ve already met in some context, which it sounds like is your situation too
Dkk
15:00
I could never imagine myself doing that on a first date.
Dkk
15:01
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: hope things get better
babycat
15:01
@Dkk: what if it’s someone you’ve known for a long time but never dated?
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