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plea vs appeal

appeal vs plea

plea and appeal both are nouns.

plea is not a verb while appeal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plea Yes No No No
appeal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, appeal is a hypernym of plea; that is, appeal is a word with a broader meaning than plea:
  • plea: a humble request for help from someone in authority
  • appeal: earnest or urgent request
Other hypernyms of plea include entreaty, prayer.
plea (noun) appeal (noun)
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
a humble request for help from someone in authority attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) earnest or urgent request
request for a sum of money
plea (verb) appeal (verb)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
cite as an authority; resort to
be attractive to
take a court case to a higher court for review
challenge (a decision)
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