plead
/pliːd/
verb
- To make an urgent, emotional request or appeal.
- The charity pleaded for donations to help the flood victims.
- He pleaded for more time to finish the project.
- She pleaded with her parents to let her go to the concert.
- To state in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of a crime.
- The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
- He decided to plead guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence.
- The lawyer advised her client to plead no contest.
- To argue or present a case in a court of law.
- The attorney pleaded the case before the jury.
- She pleaded her client's innocence with great skill.
- He spent years pleading cases in small-town courts.
- To give a reason or excuse for something.
- He pleaded ignorance of the rules to avoid a penalty.
- She pleaded illness as the reason for missing the meeting.
- The student pleaded a family emergency to get an extension.
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