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1. : to argue a case or cause in a court of law. 2. a. : to make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding. especially : to answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts. b. : to conduct pleadings. 3. : to make a plea of a specified nature. plead not guilty. 4. a.
Plead is used in a more specific way in a legal context, in which it means to declare one’s status in response to charges, especially to plead guilty or not guilty, as in How does the defendant plead? and My client pleads not guilty. It can also mean to argue something in court.
To plead is to ask for something from someone, often on the verge of begging. You may plead with the phone company to give an appointment time that spans only three hours, but, regardless of your pleading, they will make you wait eight hours for the technician to finally show.
PLEAD definition: 1. to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something: 2. to make a statement of what…. Learn more.
to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court: The defendant pleaded not guilty / innocent to robbery with violence. They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).
Definition of plead verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally. Synonyms: appeal, ask, beg, request. He pleaded with me not to leave the house. He was pleading for mercy. (transitive) To offer by way of excuse. Synonyms: allege, claim, maintain. Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness.
If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse.
to ask for something in a strong and emotional way: "You must believe me!" she pleaded. He pleaded with her to come back. She pleaded for mercy. plead verb (EXCUSE) to say something as an excuse: You'll just have to plead ignorance (= say you did not know). plead sb's case/cause.
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