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- Dictionaryplead/pliːd/
verb
- 1. make an emotional appeal: "she pleaded with them not to gag the boy" Similar
- 2. present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context: "the idea that in public relations work someone is paid to plead a special case is disliked" Similar
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to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court: The defendant pleaded not guilty / innocent to robbery with violence. They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).
1. : to argue a case or cause in a court of law. 2. a. : to make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding. especially : to answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts. b. : to conduct pleadings. 3. : to make a plea of a specified nature. plead not guilty. 4. a.
to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court: The defendant pleaded not guilty / innocent to robbery with violence. They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).
If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. She pleaded with her daughter to come back home. American English : plead / ˈplid /
verb. /pliːd/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to ask somebody for something in a very strong and serious way synonym beg. plead (with somebody) (to do something) She pleaded with him not to go. plead (with somebody) (for something) I was forced to plead for my child's life. pleading eyes.
To plead is to ask for something from someone, often on the verge of begging. You may plead with the phone company to give an appointment time that spans only three hours, but, regardless of your pleading, they will make you wait eight hours for the technician to finally show. Definitions of plead. verb. appeal or request earnestly.
Definitions of 'plead'. 1. If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. [...] 2. When someone charged with a crime pleads guilty or not guilty in a court of law, they officially state that they are guilty or not guilty of the crime. [...]
to ask for something in a strong and emotional way: "You must believe me!" she pleaded. He pleaded with her to come back. She pleaded for mercy. plead verb (EXCUSE) to say something as an excuse: You'll just have to plead ignorance (= say you did not know). plead sb's case/cause.
There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb plead, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. plead has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (Middle English) Scottish law (mid 1600s) See meaning & use.
1. To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: plead illness as the reason for his absence. 2. Law. a. To specify (a cause of action or defense): plead a First Amendment claim. b. To set forth in a pleading: plead that plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the breach of contract.
