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Plead

Plead Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Plead?
[v] appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
[v] enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty" [v] offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" [v] make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, esp. answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts Synonyms | Synonyms for Plead: Related Terms | Find terms related to Plead: adduce | adjure | advance | advocate | affirm | allege | appeal | appeal to | apply to | argue | argufy | array | ask | ask for | assert | aver | avow | bandy words | beg | beseech | bicker | blandish | brace | bring forward | bring on | bring to bear | cajole | call for help | call on | call upon | cavil | choplogic | clamor for | coax | conduct pleadings | conjure | contend | contest | crave | cross swords | cry for | cry on | cry to | cut and thrust | declare | demand | deploy | discept | dispute | entreat | exhort | give and take | hassle | have it out | high-pressure | impetrate | implead | implore | importune | imprecate | insist | insist upon | invoke | jawbone | join issue | kneel to | lobby | lock horns | logomachize | maintain | make a plea | marshal | moot | nag | obtest | offer | petition | pettifog | plead for | plead with | polemicize | polemize | pray | present | press | pressure | produce | push | put forward | quibble | rally | recommend | request | rest | run to | say | seek | soft-soap | solicit | spar | supplicate | swear | sweet-talk | take sides | thrash out | try conclusions | urge | wheedle | work on | wrangle See Also | adjure | allege | apologise | apologize | appeal | aver | beg | beseech | bid | conjure | declare | demur | entreat | excuse | implore | invoke | justify | pray | press | rationalise | rationalize | say Plead In Webster's Dictionary \Plead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleaded} (colloq. {Plead}or
{Pled}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleading}.] [OE. pleden, plaiden,
OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum.
See {Plea}.]
1. 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.
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man
pleadeth for his neighbor! --Job xvi. 21.
2. (Law) 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. --Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen.
3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Plead\, v. t. 1. 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. Every man should plead his own matter. --Sir T. More. Note: In this sense, argue is more generally used by lawyers. 2. 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. --Kent. 3. 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. --Spenser. I will neither plead my age nor sickness, in excuse of faults. --Dryden. |
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