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Quick definitions from WordNet (plead)
▸ verb: appeal or request earnestly ("I pleaded with him to stop")
▸ verb: enter a plea, as in courts of law ("She pleaded not guilty")
▸ verb: offer as an excuse or plea ("She was pleading insanity")
▸ 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
▸ Also see pled
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▸ verb: appeal or request earnestly ("I pleaded with him to stop")
▸ verb: enter a plea, as in courts of law ("She pleaded not guilty")
▸ verb: offer as an excuse or plea ("She was pleading insanity")
▸ 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
▸ Also see pled
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to plead
▸ Usage examples for plead
▸ Words that often appear near plead
▸ Rhymes of plead
▸ Invented words related to plead