plea

Definition of Plea in English :

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Noun

1. plea, supplication

a humble request for help from someone in authority

supplication

2. plea

(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

3. plea

an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plea

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noun

1.

an earnest entreaty or request

a plea for help

2.

a. law

something alleged or pleaded by or on behalf of a party to legal proceedings in support of his or her 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

Plea

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noun

1.

a statement in defense or justification; excuse

2.

an earnest and urgent request; appeal; entreaty

3. Law

a.

a pleading or allegation, now, esp., in a civil action

b.

the response of a defendant to criminal charges

a plea of not guilty

Plea

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n.

1. An earnest request; an appeal: spoke out in a plea for greater tolerance.

2. An excuse; a pretext: "[The] colonel ... hid first behind a stump and then worked his way to the rear on the plea of a sore back" (William Marvel).

3. Law

a. The defendant's answer to a formal criminal charge: entered a plea of not guilty.

b. A defendant's answer in a civil action.

c. A special answer in an equity action, setting forth in lieu of a detailed response a basis for dismissing, delaying, or barring the suit.

d. A legal proceeding.

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