plea
11plea — 1 *apology, apologia, excuse, pretext, alibi Analogous words: explanation, justification, rationalization (see corresponding verbs at EXPLAIN): defense, vindication (see corresponding verbs at MAINTAIN) 2 *prayer, suit, petition, appeal Analogous …
12plea — ► NOUN 1) a request made in an urgent and emotional manner. 2) Law a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply …
13Plea — For the pygmy backswimmer genus, see Plea (insect). In legal terms, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. Colloquially, a plea has come to mean the assertion …
14plea — In common law pleading (now obsolete with adoption of Rules of Civil Procedure) a pleading; any one in the series of pleadings. More particularly, the first pleading on the part of the defendant. In the strictest sense, the answer which the… …
15plea — noun 1 request ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, strong, urgent ▪ emotional, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate ▪ She made an emotional plea for her daugh …
16plea — n. 1) to enter, make, put forward a plea 2) to answer, respond to a plea 3) to deny, reject a plea 4) (slang) to cop a plea ( to plead guilty to a lesser charge ) 5) an ardent, fervent, impassioned, moving, passionate; urgent plea 6) (to enter) a …
17plea — coun·ter·plea; in·ter·plea; plea; plea·sur·abil·i·ty; plea·sur·able; plea·sur·able·ness; plea·sur·ably; plea·sure·ful; plea·sure·less; plea·sur·er; plea·sure; …
18plea — [[t]pli͟ː[/t]] pleas 1) N COUNT: oft N for n, N to inf A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way. [JOURNALISM] Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing. ...an impassioned plea to… …
19plea */*/ — UK [pliː] / US [plɪ] noun [countable] Word forms plea : singular plea plural pleas 1) an urgent or emotional request for something plea for: The police ignored her pleas for help. make a plea: The boy s parents have made an emotional plea for him …
20plea — 01. Aid workers have issued a [plea] for food and blankets to help survivors of the earthquake. 02. The defendant [pleaded] not guilty to the charge of murder. 03. I [pleaded] with my father for months to let me come to Ireland to study English.… …
