plaidoirie

French

Etymology

From plaidoy(er) +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ.dwa.ʁi/, /ple.dwa.ʁi/

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Noun

plaidoirie f (plural plaidoiries)

1. (law) oral argument (in court)

Related terms

• plaider

Further reading

• “plaidoirie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.