plead
English Thesaurus
1. appeal or request earnestly (verb.communication)
2. enter a plea, as in courts of law (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | declare, |
| definition | : | state emphatically and authoritatively (verb.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. offer as an excuse or plea (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
4. 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 (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | demur, |
| definition | : | enter a demurrer (verb.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. enter a plea, as in courts of law (verb.communication)
6. 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 (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader, |
| definition | : | a lawyer who pleads cases in court (noun.person) |
7. enter a plea, as in courts of law (verb.communication)
8. 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 (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader, |
| definition | : | a lawyer who pleads cases in court (noun.person) |
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