English to English verb
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appeal or request earnestly | | Example: I pleaded with him to stop
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2 |
offer as an excuse or plea | | Example: She was pleading insanity
source: wordnet30
3 |
enter a plea, as in courts of law | | Example: She pleaded not guilty
source: wordnet30
4 |
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts | | source: wordnet30
5 |
To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father. | | source: webster1913
6 |
To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury. | | source: webster1913
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