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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Hi, what is the meaning of "if only" and " to enter a guilty plea" in the following text?
"We couldn't force him to accept a lawyer."
"Well he's getting one whether he likes it or not , if only to enter a guilty plea."
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"Well he's getting one whether he likes it or not, even if the only thing the lawyer does is enter a guilty plea."
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enter a guilty plea. admit to the court that you are guilty.

If you have a lawyer, he/she does this for you.

(You can enter a not-guilty plea instead, if you want to.)

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