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plea [pliː] n
1. an earnest entreaty or request a plea for help 2. (Law) a. Law something alleged or pleaded by or on behalf of a party to legal proceedings in support of his claim or defence b. Criminal law the answer made by an accused to the charge a plea of guilty c. (in Scotland and formerly in England) a suit or action at law 3. an excuse, justification, or pretext he gave the plea of a previous engagement [from Anglo-Norman plai, from Old French plaid lawsuit, from Medieval Latin placitum court order (literally: what is pleasing), from Latin placēre to please] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
plea noun 1. appeal, request, suit, prayer, begging, petition, overture, entreaty, intercession, supplication an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet 2. (Law) suit, cause, action, allegation We will enter a plea of not guilty. 3. excuse, claim, defence, explanation, justification, pretext, vindication, extenuation He murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity. Translations plea [pliː] A. N 3. (Jur) → alegato m, defensa f a plea of insanity → un alegato de desequilibrio mental a plea of guilty/not guilty → una declaración de culpabilidad/inocencia to enter a plea of innocent → declararse inocente B. CPD plea bargaining N (Jur) acuerdo táctico entre fiscal y defensor para agilizar los trámites judiciales plea [ˈpliː] n plea n → Bitte f; (= general appeal) → Appell m; to make a plea for something → zu etw aufrufen; to make a plea for mercy/leniency → um Gnade/Milde bitten (= excuse) → Begründung f; on the plea of illness/ill health → aus Krankheitsgründen/gesundheitlichen Gründen (Jur) → Plädoyer nt; to enter a plea of guilty → sich schuldig bekennen; to enter a plea of not guilty → seine Unschuld erklären; to enter a plea of insanity → auf Zurechnungsunfähigkeit plädieren; he put forward or he made a plea of self-defence → er machte Notwehr geltend, er berief sich auf Notwehr plea [pliː] n a. (entreaty, for donations) → appello; (for leniency) → supplica; (excuse) → scusa, pretesto on the plea of → con la scusa di b. (Law) to enter a plea of guilty → dichiararsi colpevole to put forward a plea of self-defence → invocare la legittima difesa plea [pliː] n a. (entreaty, for donations) → appello; (for leniency) → supplica; (excuse) → scusa, pretesto on the plea of → con la scusa di b. (Law) to enter a plea of guilty → dichiararsi colpevole to put forward a plea of self-defence → invocare la legittima difesa n plea [pliː] 1 a prisoner's answer to a charge He made a plea of (not) guilty. pleidooi يَرُدُّ على تُهْمَه пледоария obhajoba påstand die Antwort des Angeklagten απάντηση στο κατηγορητήριο alegato, declaración kaitseväide مدافعه؛ پاسخ دعوی oikeudenkäyntiväite défense טִיעוּן सफाई, दलील obrana,žalba védekezés pernyataan svar stefnda við ákæru, málsvörn richiesta, appello 申し立て 피고의 항변, 답변 pareiškimas, paaiškinimas (apsūdzētā) atbilde uz apsūdzību rayuan pleidooi påstand odpowiedź na zarzut declaração pledoarie заявление подсудимого obhajoba zagovor izjašnjenje försvar, svaromål คำแก้ต่าง savunma, beyan 抗辯 відповідь на обвинувачення بيان صفائي lời thú tội/không thú tội 抗辩 2 an urgent request The hospital sent out a plea for blood-donors. versoek طَلَب مُسْتَعْجَل، إسْتِغاثَه молба naléhavá žádost appel; anmodning dringende Bitte έκκληση petición urgente palve درخواست فوری vetoomus appel urgent (à) בַּקָשָה प्रार्थना molba,priziv kérelem imbauan beiðni, tilmæli richiesta, appello 嘆願 탄원, 청원 prašymas lūgums; aicinājums rayuan dringend verzoek bønn, appell apel apelo cerere (urgentă) просьба, призыв naliehavá žiadosť prošnja molba vädjan การขอร้อง âcil yardım çağrısı 懇求 благання; прохання درخواست lời khẩn cầu 恳求 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They were about to proceed to put him to death when he begged them to hear his plea for mercy. In the matter of Treason the pig would appear To have aided, but scarcely abetted: While the charge of Insolvency fails, it is clear, If you grant the plea 'never indebted. "He does not need to be abashed who so well knew the answer to his plea before the plea were made," she replied, rising and placing her dear hands upon my shoulders, and so I took her in my arms and kissed her. |
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