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Pleading

verb
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.verbTo present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
"The defendant has decided to plead not guilty."
2.verbTo beg, beseech, or implore.
"He pleaded with me not to leave the house."
3.verbTo offer by way of excuse.
"Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness."
4.verbTo discuss by arguments.
5.nounThe act of making a plea.
6.nounA document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
7.adjectiveThat pleads.

Synonyms

beseechingimploringappealingimportunatepleaclaimingsolicitinglitigationfactumwritsubmittinglitigator

Rhymes With

precedingmisleadingsucceedingleadingproceedingrecedingexceedingconceding
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