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guilty plea

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guilty plea noun acceptance of criminal wronggoing, admission of blame, admission of guilt, admission of punishment, admission of the charges as read, at fault, blameworthiness, conviction, culpable plea, plea of guilt
Associated concepts: Fifth Amendment, plea of nolo connendere, right against self-incrimination torture


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In return for the guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a murder charge.
Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada, and Domtar, Quebec each entered a guilty plea in a Canadian Superior Court in relation to sales in Ontario (Cascades) and Quebec (Domtar) of carbonless sheet paper by their respective paper merchant businesses.
s former Chief Executive Henry Yuen withdrew his guilty plea to charges he destroyed evidence after a federal judge would not approve the terms of the agreement, Bloomberg News reported.
 
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