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- Dictionaryplead/pliːd/
verb
- 1. make an emotional appeal: "she pleaded with them not to gag the boy" Similar
- 2. present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context: "the idea that in public relations work someone is paid to plead a special case is disliked" Similar
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PLEAD definition: 1. to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something: 2. to make a statement of what…. Learn more.
plead. verb. ˈplēd. pleaded ˈplē-dəd or pled also plead ˈpled ; pleading. Synonyms of plead. intransitive verb. 1. : to argue a case or cause in a court of law. 2. a. : to make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding.
verb (used with object) , plead·ed or pled [pled],plead·ing. to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse: to plead ignorance. Synonyms: claim. Law. to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court. to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law. to allege or cite in legal defense: to plead a statute of limitations.
to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court: The defendant pleaded not guilty / innocent to robbery with violence. They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).
1. To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: plead illness as the reason for his absence. 2. Law. a. To specify (a cause of action or defense): plead a First Amendment claim. b. To set forth in a pleading: plead that plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the breach of contract.
If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it.
To plead is to ask for something from someone, often on the verge of begging. You may plead with the phone company to give an appointment time that spans only three hours, but, regardless of your pleading, they will make you wait eight hours for the technician to finally show.
