Definitions for pleadplid

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word plead

Princeton's WordNet

  1. plead(verb)

    appeal or request earnestly

    "I pleaded with him to stop"

  2. plead(verb)

    offer as an excuse or plea

    "She was pleading insanity"

  3. plead(verb)

    enter a plea, as in courts of law

    "She pleaded not guilty"

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  1. plead(Verb)

    To present an argument, especially in a legal case.

    The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.

  2. plead(Verb)

    To beg, beseech, or implore.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Plead

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  4. Plead(verb)

    to contend; to struggle

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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Plead

    plēd, v.i. to carry on a plea or lawsuit: to argue in support of a cause against another: to seek to persuade: to admit or deny a charge of guilt.—v.t. to discuss by arguments: to allege in pleading or defence: to offer in excuse:—pa.t. and pa.p. plead′ed, or (less correctly and coll.) pled.—adj. Plead′able, capable of being pleaded.—n. Plead′er.—adj. Plead′ing, imploring.—n. act of pleading or of conducting any cause: (pl.) the statements of the two parties in a lawsuit (law).—adv. Plead′ingly.—Plead guilty, or not guilty, to admit, or deny, guilt.—Special pleading, unfair argument aiming rather at victory than at truth. [O. Fr. plaider; cf. Plea.]

British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'plead' in Verbs Frequency: #766

Anagrams for plead »

  1. padel, paled, pedal

  2. Padel

  3. Paled

  4. Pedal


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of plead in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of plead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Richard Close:

    I plead guilty to that.

  2. Wayne Allen Huntsman:

    I plead guilty because I did it.

  3. Gloria Chapman:

    The Lord wanted me to plead guilty.

  4. Hillary Clinton:

    I get accused of being kind of a moderate, center…I plead guilty.

  5. Bill Clinton:

    You know, I get accused of being kind of moderate and center, i plead guilty.

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