What does plead mean?
Definitions for plead
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word plead.
Princeton's WordNet
plead(verb)
appeal or request earnestly
"I pleaded with him to stop"
plead(verb)
offer as an excuse or plea
"She was pleading insanity"
plead(verb)
enter a plea, as in courts of law
"She pleaded not guilty"
plead(verb)
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
Wiktionary
plead(Verb)
To present an argument, especially in a legal case.
The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.
plead(Verb)
To beg, beseech, or implore.
Webster Dictionary
Plead
of Plead
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Plead(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Plead(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Plead(verb)
to contend; to struggle
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Plead(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Plead(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Plead(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plead
plēd, v.i. to carry on a plea or lawsuit: to argue in support of a cause against another: to seek to persuade: to admit or deny a charge of guilt.—v.t. to discuss by arguments: to allege in pleading or defence: to offer in excuse:—pa.t. and pa.p. plead′ed, or (less correctly and coll.) pled.—adj. Plead′able, capable of being pleaded.—n. Plead′er.—adj. Plead′ing, imploring.—n. act of pleading or of conducting any cause: (pl.) the statements of the two parties in a lawsuit (law).—adv. Plead′ingly.—Plead guilty, or not guilty, to admit, or deny, guilt.—Special pleading, unfair argument aiming rather at victory than at truth. [O. Fr. plaider; cf. Plea.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plead' in Verbs Frequency: #766
Anagrams for plead »
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plead in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of plead in a Sentence
Ive wanted to plead guilty since day one.
We know that human activity is changing the climate, we know that human ingenuity can do something about it. We're even starting to see that we might actually have the political will to succeed. So the time to heed the critics and cynics is past. The time to plead ignorance is surely past. The deniers are increasingly alone, on their own shrinking island.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man Not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.
It's not clear that Michael actually understands what he has done, because of his Asperger's, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and other psychological conditions there is a question mark over whether he's fit to plead and to undergo the trial process in the States.
I plead guilty to that.
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- تArabic
- anflehen, beschwören, plädieren, (dringend) bittenGerman
- plediEsperanto
- لابه کردنPersian
- plaiderFrench
- tagairScottish Gaelic
- निवेदन करनाHindi
- להתחנןHebrew
- 嘆願するJapanese
- bepleiten, pleitenDutch
- błagaćPolish
- implorarPortuguese
- pleda, imploraRomanian
- защищать, [[выступать]] [[с]] [[заявлением]] ([[в]] [[суде]]), [[представлять]] [[интересы]]Russian
- pledirati, zagovarjati seSlovene
- วอนThai
- açıklamak, ileri sürmek, yalvarmak, savunmakTurkish
- التجاUrdu
- biện hộVietnamese
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