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Plea
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Plea
/pliː/
A request or appeal made in an emotional or earnest manner, often in a legal or urgent setting.
Synonyms:
appeal
request
petition
supplication
entreaty
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
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:
Derived from the Old French
plai
, from Late Latin
placitum
meaning
an opinion, decree, or legal case
, from Latin
placere
, to please.
Usage Statistics:
12 mentions per 1 million words
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