to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid a more severe penalty
より重い罰を避けるために軽い罪を認めること (yori omoi batsu o sakeru tame ni karui tsumi o mitomeru koto)
"He decided to cop a plea and serve a shorter sentence."
"彼は有罪を認め、短い刑期を務めることに決めました。" (Kare wa yūzai o mitome, mijikai keiki o tsutomeru koto ni kimemashita.)
fixed and unchangeable
destined to happen; fated
it’s better to do something late than not do it at all
to criticize someone angrily
to sleep very deeply and soundly
the complete and unvarnished truth
