plead
Found in thesaurus: invoke,
appeal,
apologize,
justify,
apologise,
excuse,
rationalize,
rationalise,
declare,
say,
aver,
allege
plead
v.
alegar; abogar, defender; confesar; implorar, suplicar
plead
v.- suplicar | implorar | rogar | declarar | alegar
plead1
(v.) = rogar, suplicar.
Ex: 'Jeanne, will you not do anything about this, please?' he pleaded.
plead2
(v.) = alegar, hacer alegaciones.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.
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* plead for = abogar por, defender, pedir.
* plead + guilty = declararse culpable.
* plead + not guilty = declararse inocente.
* plead + Posesivo + innocence = alegar + Posesivo + inocencia, declararse inocente.