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plead (pl

v. plead·ed or pled (pl

d), plead·ing, pleads

v.intr.

1. To appeal earnestly; beg: plead for more time.

2. To offer reasons for or against something; argue earnestly: plead against a bill.

3. To provide an argument or appeal: Your youth pleads for you in this instance.

4. Law

a. To put forward a plea of a specific nature in court: plead guilty.

b. To make or answer an allegation in a legal proceeding.

c. To address a court as a lawyer or advocate.

v.tr.

1. To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: plead illness.

2. Law

a. To present as an answer to a charge, indictment, or declaration made against one.

b. To argue or present (a case) in a court or similar tribunal.

[Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitre, to appeal to the law, from Late Latin placitum, decree, opinion; see plea.]

pleada·ble adj.

pleader n.

pleading·ly adv.

Usage Note: In strict legal usage, one is said to plead guilty or plead not guilty but not to plead innocent. In nonlegal contexts, however, plead innocent is well established.

plead [pliːd]

vb pleads, pleading ; pleaded, plead [plɛd] esp Scot and US, pled [plɛd]

1. (when intr, often foll by with) to appeal earnestly or humbly (to)

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to give as an excuse; offer in justification or extenuation to plead ignorance he pleaded that he was insane

3. (intr; often foll by for) to provide an argument or appeal (for) her beauty pleads for her

4. (Law) Law to declare oneself to be (guilty or not guilty) in answer to the charge

5. (Law) Law to advocate (a case) in a court of law

6. (Law) (intr) Law

a. to file pleadings

b. to address a court as an advocate

[from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre to have a lawsuit, from Latin placēre to please; see plea]

pleadable adj

pleader n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" beg, implore, pray - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" adjure, beseech, entreat, conjure, bid, press - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
	2.	plead - offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
	3.	plead - enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	4.	plead - 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 law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" allege, aver, say - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" demur - enter a demurrer

plead

verb

1. appeal, ask, request, beg, petition, crave, solicit, implore, beseech, entreat, importune, supplicate He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy.

2. allege, claim, argue, maintain, assert, put forward, adduce, use as an excuse The guards pleaded that they were only obeying orders.

Translations

plead [pliːd] (pleaded (pled)) (esp US) (pt) (pp)

A. VT

1. (= argue) to plead sb's cause → hablar por algn, interceder por algn
to plead sb's case (Jur) → defender a algn en juicio

2. (as excuse) → aducir, pretextar
to plead that → aducir or pretextar que
to plead ignorance → aducir or pretextar desconocimiento
to plead poverty → aducir or pretextar falta de medios económicos
he pleaded certain difficulties → adujo or pretextó la existencia de ciertas dificultades

B. VI

1. (= beg) → suplicar, rogar
I pleaded and pleaded but it was no use → le supliqué mil veces pero de nada sirvió
to plead with sb (to do sth) → suplicar a algn(que haga algo)
to plead with sb for sth → rogar a algn que conceda algo
the village has pleaded for a new bridge for ten years → hace diez años que el pueblo viene reclamando un nuevo puente

2. (Jur) (as defendant) → presentar declaración; (as barrister) → abogar
how do you plead? → ¿cómo se declara el acusado?
to plead guilty/not guilty → declararse culpable/inocente

plead [ˈpliːd]

(LAW) → plaider
to plead sb's case → plaider la cause de qn

(= argue in support of) [+ cause] → plaider
to plead the case for sth → plaider la cause de qch

(= give as excuse) → invoquer
to plead ignorance → invoquer l'ignorance

(LAW) → plaider
How does the defendant plead? → Comment plaide le défendeur ?
to plead guilty → plaider coupable
to plead not guilty → plaider non coupable

(= beg) to plead with sb → implorer qn
to plead with sb for sth → implorer qn d'accorder qch
to plead with sb to do sth → implorer qn de faire qch
She pleaded with him not to leave → Elle l'implorait de ne pas partir.
to plead for sth → implorer qch
to plead for mercy → implorer grâce
He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy → Il était agenouillé, implorant grâce.

plead pret, ptp <pleaded or (Scot, US) pled>

(= argue) → vertreten; to plead somebody’s case (Jur) to plead the case for somebody (Jur) → jdn vertreten; to plead the case for the defence (Jur) → die Verteidigung vertreten; to plead the case for something (fig) → sich für etw einsetzen; to plead somebody’s cause (fig) → jds Sache vertreten, für jds Sache eintreten

(as excuse) ignorance, insanity → sich berufen auf (+acc)

(= beg) → bitten, nachsuchen (for um); to plead with somebody to do something → jdn bitten or ersuchen (geh), → etw zu tun; to plead with somebody for something (= beg) → jdn um etw bitten or ersuchen (geh)

(Jur, counsel) → das Plädoyer halten; to plead guilty/not guilty → sich schuldig/nicht schuldig bekennen; how do you plead? → bekennen Sie sich schuldig?; to plead for something (fig) → für etw plädieren

plead [pliːd] (pleaded, (esp Am) pled (pt, pp))

1. vt

a. to plead sb's case (Law)
to plead sb's cause (fig) → perorare la causa di qn

b. (as excuse, ignorance) → addurre come (or a) pretesto
to plead insanity (Law) → invocare l'infermità mentale

2. vi

a. (beg) to plead with sb (to do sth) → supplicare or implorare qn (di fare qc)
to plead for sth (beg for) → implorare qc (make speech in favour of) → parlare in favore di qc

b. (Law) (lawyer) to plead for → perorare in favore di
to plead guilty/not guilty (defendant) → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente

plead [pliːd] (pleaded, (esp Am) pled (pt, pp))

1. vt

a. to plead sb's case (Law)
to plead sb's cause (fig) → perorare la causa di qn

b. (as excuse, ignorance) → addurre come (or a) pretesto
to plead insanity (Law) → invocare l'infermità mentale

2. vi

a. (beg) to plead with sb (to do sth) → supplicare or implorare qn (di fare qc)
to plead for sth (beg for) → implorare qc (make speech in favour of) → parlare in favore di qc

b. (Law) (lawyer) to plead for → perorare in favore di
to plead guilty/not guilty (defendant) → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente

plead

v plead [pliːd]

1 (of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.' pleit يَترافَع أمام القَضاء пледирам hájit se; přiznat se erklære sig plädieren απαντώ στο κατηγορητήριο declararse, alegar süüdistusele vastama قبول یا رد کردن tunnustaa syyllisyytensä plaider לִכפּוֹר/לְהוֹדוֹת याचना करना braniti se ... vallja magát menyatakan lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan dichiararsi 申したてる 진술하다, 답변하다 atsakyti į kaltinimą, (ne)prisipažinti (tiesā) []atzīties; []atzīt savu vainu membuat akuan pleiten erkjenne seg (ikke) skyldig odpowiadać na zarzut declarar-se a pleda (не) признавать себя виновным hájiť sa; priznať sa zagovarjati izjasniti se pred sudom plädera, genmäla สารภาพ beyan etmek 答辯 відповідати на обвинувачення صفائي پيش کرنا bào chữa 答辩

2 to present a case in court My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me. pleit يُدافِع عن قَضِيَّة المُتَّهَم пледирам přednést před soudem; zastupovat føre en sag vertreten παρουσιάζω υπόθεση στο δικαστήριο defender, hablar por alguien kaitsjana esinema اقامه دعوی کردن ajaa asiaa plaider לִטעוֹן दलील पेश करना govoriti képvisel (ügyet) mengajukan perkara flytja mál patrocinare (una causa) 弁護する 소송하다 atstovauti, ginti aizstāvēt (tiesā) membela bepleiten føre en sak (for retten) prowadzić sprawę apresentar a pleda (pentru) представлять дело в суде zastupovať; obhajovať zastopati braniti företräda [] แก้ต่าง savunmak 辯護 захищати وکالت کرنا bào chữa 辩护

3 (often withwith) to make an urgent request He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go. by jou aandring يَلْتَمِس الرَّحْمَه، يَتَوَسَّل умолявам naléhat (na) bønfalde dringend bitten κάνω έκκληση, εκλιπαρώ suplicar anuma التماس کردن anoa supplier (de) לְהִתחַנֵן प्रार्थना करना uvjeravati,preklinjati esedezik mengimbau sárbæna supplicare 嘆願する 간청하다 maldauti, prašyti ļoti lūgt merayu smeken bønnfalle, trygle błagać suplicar a ruga insistent; a insista просить; умолять naliehať (na) prositi preklinjati vädja วิงวอน yalvarmak, yakarmak 懇求 просити, благати استدعا کرنا nài xin 恳求

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