Definition of plead Plead
/pliˈd/ - [pleed] - plead
We found 18 definitions of plead from 6 different sources.
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| plead - 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 | ||
| allege, aver, say report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| demur take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" | ||
| plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" | ||
| invoke, appeal cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" | ||
| implore, pray, beg address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord" | ||
| beseech, entreat, adjure, conjure, bid, press command solemnly | ||
| plead - enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty" | ||
| declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| plead - offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" | ||
| apologise, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize, excuse acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- plead (Verb)
To present an argument, especially in a legal case. - plead (Verb)
To beg, beseech, or implore.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- plead
of Plead - plead (v. t.)
To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father. - plead (v. t.)
To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea. - plead (v. t.)
To contend; to struggle. - plead (v. t.)
To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury. - plead (v. t.)
To allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as, to plead usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead not guilty. - plead (v. t.)
To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors.
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plead
To appeal or request earnestly. -
plead
To offer as an excuse or plea. -
plead
To enter a plea, as in courts of law.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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plead
plēd, v.i. to carry on a plea or lawsuit: to argue in support of a cause against another: to seek to persuade: to admit or deny a charge of guilt.—v.t. to discuss by arguments: to allege in pleading or defence: to offer in excuse:—pa.t. and pa.p. plead′ed, or (less correctly and coll.) pled.—adj. Plead′able, capable of being pleaded.—n. Plead′er.—adj. Plead′ing, imploring.—n. act of pleading or of conducting any cause: (pl.) the statements of the two parties in a lawsuit (law).—adv. Plead′ingly.—Plead guilty, or not guilty, to admit, or deny, guilt.—Special pleading, unfair argument aiming rather at victory than at truth. [O. Fr. plaider; cf. Plea.]
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🔤- plead, verb, present, 1st person singular of plead (infinitive).
- plead, verb (infinitive).
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