gotten off technicality (verb) cop a plea: plead guilty for a lesser sentence
Sinonime: backbone*,
bearing,
calmness,
composure, constancy,
cool*,
diligence, endurance,
equanimity, even temper,
forbearance, fortitude, grit,
guts*, gutsiness,
heart,
humility, imperturbability, intestinal fortitude, legs, leniency, long-suffering, longanimity, moderation,
moxie*, nonresistance, passiveness, passivity,
perseverance,
persistence,
poise, resignation, restraint, self-control,
serenity, starch, staying power, stoicism,
submission, sufferance, tolerance, toleration,
yieldingAntonime: agitation,
frustration, impatience,
intolerance