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Plea

/pliː/
A request or appeal made in an emotional or earnest manner, often in a legal or urgent setting.

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Examples:

I have read his lawyer's plea.

—My plea of concealing the truth she did not think sufficient.

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Old French plai, from Late Latin placitum meaning an opinion, decree, or legal case, from Latin placere, to please.

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