Usage Note
Patteggiamento is the Italian legal procedure whereby a defendant and prosecutor agree on a reduced sentence, similar to a plea bargain. It was introduced into Italian law in 1989 and is formally called applicazione della pena su richiesta delle parti. The verb is patteggiare ('to negotiate a plea deal').
Examples
"L'imputato ha scelto il patteggiamento."
Natural Translation
The defendant chose the plea bargain.
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