English Dictionary

Alford plea

名詞

アメリカ英語

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

日本語の意味

米国刑事裁判において、被告人が自らの有罪を認めず、政府側が有罪判決を下すに足る十分な証拠を持っていることを認める形態の抗弁（答弁）のこと。

Facing overwhelming evidence, the defendant entered an Alford plea to avoid the risk of a harsher sentence at trial.

圧倒的な証拠に直面して、被告は有罪を認めない一方で検察が有罪を立証できる十分な証拠があることを認めるという申し立てを行い、公判でより重い刑を受けるリスクを避けた。

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.

Alford pleas （ plural ）