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plead    Audio Help   [pleed] Pronunciation Key verb, plead·ed or pled; plead·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
2.to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something: She pleaded with him not to take the job.
3.to afford an argument or appeal: His youth pleads for him.
4.Law.
a.to make any allegation or plea in an action at law.
b.to put forward an answer on the part of a defendant to a legal declaration or charge.
c.to address a court as an advocate.
d.Obsolete. to prosecute a suit or action at law.
–verb (used with object)
5.to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse: to plead ignorance.
6.Law.
a.to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court.
b.to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law.
c.to allege or cite in legal defense: to plead a statute of limitations.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME plaiden < OF plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early ML placitāre to litigate, deriv. of L placitum opinion. See plea]

—Synonyms 1. beg, supplicate. 2. reason. 5. claim.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  plead
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  advocate, apologize, appeal, argue, ask, beg, beseech, defend, entreat, implore, importune, intercede, petition, pray, reason, solicit, supplicate, urge
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  appeal
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make an earnest or urgent request.
Synonyms:  beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, pray, sue, supplicate
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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