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1. (v.i.) plead
to appeal or entreat earnestly; beg:
to plead for time.
2. plead
to use arguments or persuasions.
3. plead
to afford an argument or appeal:
His youth pleads for him.
4. plead
to make any allegation or plea in an action at law.
5. plead
(of a defendant) to answer a charge.
6. plead
to address a court as an advocate.
7. plead
to prosecute a suit or action at law.
8. (v.t.) plead
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
to plead ignorance.
9. plead
to argue (a cause) before a court.
10. plead
to allege formally in a court action.
11. plead
to allege or cite as a defense.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME plaiden < OF plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early ML placitāre to litigate, der. of L placitum opinion. See plea)
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1. (verb) plead
appeal or request earnestly
"I pleaded with him to stop"
2. (verb) plead
offer as an excuse or plea
"She was pleading insanity"
3. (verb) plead
enter a plea, as in courts of law
"She pleaded not guilty"
4. (verb) plead
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
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1. (verb) plead
to state if you are guilty or not guilty in a court of law
Do you plead guilty or not guilty?
2. plead
to ask emotionally for sth you want very much
She pleaded with them not to leave her alone.; He pled for his life.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. plead
of Plead
2. (verb) plead
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
3. (verb) plead
to present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea
4. (verb) plead
to contend; to struggle
5. (verb) plead
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
6. (verb) plead
to allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as, to plead usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead not guilty
7. (verb) plead
to allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors
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Sense: (of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not
`How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.'
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 Afrikaans: pleit |
 Arabic: يَترافَع أمام القَضاء |
 Bulgarian: пледирам |
 Brazilian: declarar-se |
 Czech: hájit se; přiznat se |
 German: plädieren |
 Danish: erklære sig |
 Greek: απαντώ στο κατηγορητήριο |
 Spanish: declararse, alegar |
 Estonian: süüdistusele vastama |
 Farsi: قبول یا رد کردن |
 Finnish: käyttää puhevaltaa |
 French: plaider |
 Hebrew: לִכפּוֹר/לְהוֹדוֹת |
 Hindi: याचना करना |
 Croatian: braniti se |
 Hungarian: ... vallja magát |
 Indonesian: menyatakan |
 Icelandic: lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan |
 Italian: dichiararsi |
 Japanese: 申したてる |
 Korean: 답변하다, 항변하다 |
 Lithuanian: atsakytiį kaltinimą, (ne) |
 Latvian: (tiesā) []atzīties; []atz |
 Malay: membuat akuan |
 Dutch: pleiten |
 Norwegian: erkjenne seg (ikke) skyld |
 Polish: odpowiadać na zarzut |
 Persian: قبول یا رد کردن |
 Pashto: منل يا نه منل |
 Portuguese: declarar-se |
 Romanian: a pleda |
 Russian: (не) признавать себя вино |
 Slovak: hájiť sa; priznať sa |
 Slovenian: zagovarjati |
 Serbian: izjasniti se pred sudom |
 Swedish: plädera, genmäla |
 Thai: ให้การ |
 Turkish: beyan etmek |
 Taiwanese: 主張(被告主張有罪或無罪) |
 Ukrainian: відповідати на обвинуваче |
 Urdu: صفائي پيش کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bào chữa |
 Chinese: 答辩 |
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