English Dictionary

Alford plea

noun

(US, law) A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.

He entered an Alford plea in court.

意味（1）

(US, law) A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.

Alford Plea. A plea under which a defendant may choose to plead guilty, not because of an admission to the crime, but because the prosecutor has sufficient evidence to place a charge and to obtain conviction in court. The plea is commonly used in local and state courts in the United States.