plead
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaider (“to plead, offer a plea”), from plait, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.", in Classical Latin, "an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placere (“to please”).
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Verb [edit]
plead (third-person singular simple present pleads, present participle pleading, simple past and past participle pled (North America, Scotland) or pleaded (England))
- To present an argument, especially in a legal case.
- The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.
- To beg, beseech, or implore.
- He pleaded with me not to leave the house.
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Translations [edit]
to present an argument
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to beg
External links [edit]
- plead in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- plead in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- plead at OneLook Dictionary Search
