pleading
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
adjective
- Expressing a sincere and emotional request for something, often with a sense of desperation or urgency.
- The dog gave a pleading look when it wanted a treat.
- His pleading voice made everyone in the room feel sorry for him.
- She wrote a pleading letter to the judge asking for mercy.
noun
- The act of making an emotional or urgent request.
- The child's pleadings for a puppy finally wore down her parents.
- Despite his pleadings, she refused to change her mind.
- No amount of pleading could convince him to stay.
- In law, a formal statement of the facts in a case, especially one side's argument or response.
- The lawyer filed a pleading with the court on Monday.
- Each side submitted their written pleadings before the trial began.
- The judge reviewed the pleadings to understand the main issues.
verb
- Present participle of 'plead': making an emotional or urgent request to someone.
- He spent hours pleading with the bank to lower his interest rate.
- She was pleading with her mother to let her go to the party.
- The prisoner stood before the king, pleading for his life.
- Present participle of 'plead': stating a case or argument in a court of law.
- The attorney is pleading the case before the Supreme Court today.
- He was pleading not guilty to all charges.
- The defense lawyer is pleading for a lighter sentence.