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The term �bargain� appears in two specific legal contexts:

• The first is�contract law, where a bargain is defined as a voluntary�agreement�between two�parties�in exchange for�consideration.
  • Consideration, here, can be money, goods, services, or a�promise�to do something.
  • For example, if someone agrees to clean a bedroom in exchange for $50, that is a bargain. However, all bargains do not necessarily constitute contracts. If an agreement involves an illegal transaction or the consideration is insufficient or illegal, the bargain does not amount to a contract.
• Bargain also appears in�criminal law. Here, bargain is used to describe several prosecutorial practices such as�plea bargaining�or fact bargaining.
  • Plea Bargaining�generally is an agreement between a�prosecutor�and a criminal�defendant�whereby the defendant�pleads�guilty�in exchange for a more lenient�sentence�or a�dismissal�of other charges.
  • Fact bargain refers to an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant ascertaining some facts as true in exchange for the prosecutor�s not introducing� other facts that would be detrimental to the defendant.