Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plead | No | No | Yes | No |
pleading | Yes | Yes | No | No |
plead (noun) | pleading (noun) |
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(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
plead (adjective) | pleading (adjective) |
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begging |
plead (verb) | pleading (verb) |
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appeal or request earnestly | |
enter a plea, as in courts of law | |
offer as an excuse or plea | |
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 |