Plea
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pliː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Plea is a noun meaning An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
Meaning
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
More Meanings
- An excuse; an apology.
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- (law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- (law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- (law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- (law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
- (chiefly England regional, Scotland) To plead; to argue.
Example Sentences
a plea for mercy
Necessity, the tyrant’s plea.
No Plea must serve; ’tis cruelty to spare.
Even if only one person answers my plea for someone to correspond with it will be a blessing.
Word Forms
- pleas
- pleaing
- pleaed
Synonyms for plea
Depending on context, synonyms include plaidoyer, supplication.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supplication, entreaty, pleading, solicitation, confession, petition.
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