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| 1. | [ verb ] appeal or request earnestly | |
| Examples: | "I pleaded with him to stop" |
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| Related terms: | appeal beg bid | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (law) enter a plea, as in courts of law | |
| Examples: | "She pleaded not guilty" |
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| Related terms: | declare declare law | |
| 3. | [ verb ] offer as an excuse or plea | |
| Examples: | "She was pleading insanity" |
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| Related terms: | apologize | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (law) 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 | |
| Related terms: | say demur law | |
| Similar spelling: |
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