Plea-bargain and Plea bargain

Plea-bargain verb - Agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge.

Plea bargain and plea-bargain are semantically related In some cases you can replace phrase "Plea bargain" with "Plea-bargain", this phrases are similar.

Plea bargain noun - (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge.

Plea-bargain and plea bargain are semantically related in plead guilty for a lesser sentence topic. You can use "Plea-bargain" instead a verb phrase "Plea bargain".