Plea
Definitions
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- An excuse; an apology.
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
Equivalents
Examples
“Even if only one person answers my plea for someone to correspond with it will be a blessing.”
“a plea for mercy”
“make⟳ a plea”
“Necessity, the tyrant’s plea.”
“No Plea must serve⟳; ’tis cruelty to spare⟳.”
“they or any three of them shall be a Court and have⟳ cognizance of pleas real, personal, and mixed.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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