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plead
Found in thesaurus: invoke, appeal, apologize, justify, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise, declare, say, aver, allege
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plead
v.
allege, argue; petition, solicit; entreat, appeal, implore
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Pleading
In law as practiced in countries that follow the English models, a pleading is a formal written statement of a party's claims or defenses to another party's claims in a civil action. The parties' pleadings in a case define the issues to be adjudicated in the action.
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plead
Verb
1. appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
(hypernym) appeal, invoke
(hyponym) beg, implore, pray
2. offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"
(hypernym) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
3. enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"
(hypernym) declare
(derivation) pleading
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. 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
(hypernym) allege, aver, say
(hyponym) demur
(derivation) advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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plead
v.
naléhat; úpěnlivě prosit; prohlásit; obhajovat koho; omlouvat co čím
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plead
Czas.
błagać; formalnie (nie) przyznawać się do winy; przytaczać coś na usprawiedliwienie; prowadzić czyjąś sprawę
