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plead

/ plead /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
appeal or request earnestly
"I pleaded with him to stop"
Type of:
appeal invoke
Kinds of:
beg implore pray bid beseech
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
enter a plea, as in courts of law
"She pleaded not guilty"
Type of:
declare
Derived:
pleading
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 3
offer as an excuse or plea
"She was pleading insanity"
Type of:
apologize apologise excuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 4
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
Type of:
allege aver say
Kinds of:
demur
Derived:
advocate counsel counselor counsellor counselor-at-law
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

appeal invoke beg implore pray bid beseech declare apologize apologise excuse allege