Pleader
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpliːdə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pleader is a noun meaning (law) a person who pleads in court; an advocate.
Meaning
(law) a person who pleads in court; an advocate.
More Meanings
- (generally) someone who pleads or implores
Example Sentences
That is the first duty of the juryman, just as it is the pleader's duty to speak the truth.
‘Soon after I came out I asked one of the pleaders to have a smoke with me – only a cigarette, mind.’
“My District's worked by some man at Darjiling, on the strength of a native pleader's false reports. Oh, it's a heavenly place!”
Word Forms
- pleaders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taintless, pleacher, advocator, advocate, advocater, counterpleader.
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