☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Deferred Adjudication

A form of plea bargain in which the defendant pleads guilty or no contest but the court defers entering a finding of guilt, placing the defendant on community supervision with conditions that, if met, result in dismissal of the charges.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Criminal Sentencing · Source: Various state deferred adjudication statutes
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