plead

plead

 (plēd)

v. plead·ed or pled (plĕd), or plead, 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 To respond to a criminal charge: plead guilty.

v.tr.

1. To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: plead illness as the reason for his absence.

2. Law

a. To specify (a cause of action or defense): plead a First Amendment claim.

b. To set forth in a pleading: plead that plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the breach of contract.

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

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plead′a·ble adj.

plead′er n.

plead′ing·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. · The Usage Panel prefers the past tense pleaded over pled outside of legal contexts. In our 2008 survey, the entire Panel found pleaded acceptable in He pleaded with me to give him the part, in contrast to 60 percent who accepted the same sentence using pled, and only 38 who found pled completely acceptable in this use.

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plead

(pliːd)

vb, pleads, pleading, pleaded, plead (plɛd) or esp US and Scot 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. (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

[C13: from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre to have a lawsuit, from Latin placēre to please; see plea]

ˈpleadable adj

ˈpleader n

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plead

(plid)

v. plead•ed pled, plead•ing. v.i.

1. to appeal or entreat earnestly; beg: to plead for time.

2. to use arguments or persuasions.

3. to afford an argument or appeal: His youth pleads for him.

4.

a. to make any allegation or plea in an action at law.

b. (of a defendant) to answer a charge.

c. to address a court as an advocate.

d. to prosecute a suit or action at law.

v.t.

5. to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse: to plead ignorance.

6.

a. to argue (a cause) before a court.

b. to allege formally in a court action.

c. to allege or cite as a defense.

[1200–50; Middle English plaiden < Old French plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early Medieval Latin placitāre to litigate, derivative of Latin placitum opinion. See plea]

plead′a•ble, adj.

plead′er, n.

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plead

Past participle: plead
Gerund: pleading

Imperative

plead

plead

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Thesaurus

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

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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.

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plead

verb

To make an earnest or urgent request:

appeal, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, pray, sue, supplicate.

Archaic: conjure.

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Translations

يَترافَع أمام القَضاءيُدافِع عن قَضِيَّة المُتَّهَميَلْتَمِس الرَّحْمَه، يَتَوَسَّل

hájit senaléhatpřednést před soudempřiznat sezastupovat

bønfaldeerklære sigføre en sag

plädierenredenvertretendringend bitten

υπερασπίζομαι

alegardeclarardefenderhablar por alguiensuplicar

plaiderprétextersollicitersupplierimplorer

képviselvallja magát

flytja mállÿsa sig sekan/saklausansárbæna

addurre a pretestoappellarsidichiararsisupplicare

atsakyti į kaltinimąneprisipažinti

aizstāvētatzīt savu vainuatzītiesļoti lūgtneatzīt savu vainu

erkjenne seg skyldigføre en sak

hájiť sa

priznati krivdo

beyan etmeksavunmakyakarmakyalvarmak

恳求答辩辩护

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

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plead

[ˈpliːd]

vt

(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

vi

(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.

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plead

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

vt

(= 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)

vi

(= 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

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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

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plead

(pliːd) – past tense, past participles ˈpleaded , (American also) pled – verb

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 declarar-se hájit se; přiznat se plädieren erklære sig απαντώ στο κατηγορητήριο declararse, alegar süüdistusele vastama قبول یا رد کردن käyttää puhevaltaa plaider לִכפּוֹר/לְהוֹדוֹת याचना करना braniti se ... vallja magát menyatakan lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan dichiararsi 申したてる 답변하다, 항변하다 atsakyti į kaltinimą, (ne)prisipažinti (tiesā) []atzīties; []atzīt savu vainu membuat akuan pleiten erkjenne seg (ikke) skyldig odpowiadać na zarzut منل يا نه منل declarar-se a pleda (не) признавать себя виновным hájiť sa; priznať sa zagovarjati izjasniti se pred sudom plädera, genmäla ให้การ beyan etmek 主張(被告主張有罪或無罪) 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 apresentar přednést před soudem; zastupovat vertreten føre en sag 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 弁護する 소송하다 atstovauti, ginti aizstāvēt (tiesā) membela bepleitenføre en sak prowadzić sprawę په محكمه كښې دعوا كول apresentar a pleda (pentru) представлять дело в суде zastupovať; obhajovať zastopati braniti företräda [inför rätta] แก้ต่าง savunmak 辯護 захищати وکالت کرنا bào chữa 辩护

3. (often with with) 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 suplicar naléhat (na) dringend bitten bønfalde κάνω έκκληση, εκλιπαρώsuplicar anuma التماس کردن anoa supplier לְהִתחַנֵן प्रार्थना करना uvjeravati, preklinjati esedezik mengimbau sárbæna supplicare 嘆願する 간청하다 maldauti, prašyti ļoti lūgt merayu smekenbønnfalle, tryglebłagać بښنه غوښتل 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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