Admit guilt on a lesser charge in return for a more lenient sentence (4-7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Admit guilt on a lesser charge in return for a more lenient sentence (4-7) featured in Puzzler puzzle on November 2, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLEABARGAIN.

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Crossword Answer For Admit guilt on a lesser charge in return for a more lenient sentence (4-7):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLEABARGAIN Admit guilt on a lesser charge in return for a more lenient sentence (4-7) (11) Puzzler Nov 2, 2025
7% COPSTO Admits guilt for, as a lesser charge (6)
7% PLEDTO Admitted guilt for, as a lesser charge (6)
5% MINOR Lesser in importance (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
5% SOFTIE Lenient person (6) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
5% GOESSOFT Becomes lenient (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 25, 2025
5% SOFT Lenient (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 12, 2025
5% PLEADTO Accept, as a lesser charge in exchange for admitting guilt (7) New York Times Dec 14, 2015
5% PLEADINGTO Admitting, as a lesser charge (10)
4% LEVY Charge (4) New York Times Nov 7, 2025

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