plead
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(verb) appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
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Related Words: adjure, appeal, beg, beseech, bid, entreat, implore, pray, press |
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(verb) enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty" |
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Related Words: declare |
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(verb) offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" |
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Related Words: apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize |
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(verb) make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, esp. answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts |
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Related Words: allege, aver, say |
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