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plead
verb
Appeal or request earnestly
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ˈpliːd
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verb
Appeal or request earnestly
“I pleaded with him to stop”
verb
Enter a plea, as in courts of law
“She pleaded not guilty”
verb
Offer as an excuse or plea
“She was pleading insanity”
verb
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
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Example Sentences
I pleaded with him to stop
She pleaded not guilty
She was pleading insanity
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