Plädoyer

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French plaidoyer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [plɛdo̯aˈjeː], [plɛdoˈjeː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Plä‧do‧yer

Noun

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Plädoyer n (strong, genitive Plädoyers, plural Plädoyers)

  1. (law) closing argument
    Synonyms: (formal) Schlussvortrag, (informal) zusammenfassende Schlussrede
  2. (figuratively) plea
    Synonym: Eintreten
    Seine Rede ist ein Plädoyer für Europa aus reinen Vernunftgründen.
    His speech is a plea for Europe as a matter of simple logic.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Further reading

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  • Plädoyer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Plädoyer” in Duden online