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   plea

   /pliː/

   noun

   • 1. a request made in an urgent and emotional manner: "he made a dramatic plea for disarmament" Similar appealentreatysupplicationpetitionprayerrequestcallsolicitationinvocationsuitrare:implorationadjuration
   • ▪ a claim that a circumstance means that one should not be blamed for or should not be forced to do something: "her plea of a headache was not entirely false" Similar claimexplanationdefencejustificationvindicationexcusepretext
   • 2. a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply: "he changed his plea to not guilty"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘lawsuit’): from Old French plait, plaid ‘agreement, discussion’, from Latin placitum ‘a decree’, neuter past participle of placere ‘to please’.

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   What does plea mean in law?

   • A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way. He made an emotional plea for help in solving the crime. 3 meanings: 1. an earnest entreaty or request 2. a. law something alleged or pleaded by or on behalf of a party to legal.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is a plea of poverty?

   • A plea is a reason which is given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   What is a guilty plea in a court of law?

   • In a court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime. The judge questioned him about his guilty plea. We will enter a plea of not guilty. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.

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   What is a plea for mercy?

   • 1. an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy. 2. something that is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defense or justification. 3. an excuse; pretext: He begged off on the plea that his car wasn't working. 4. a. an allegation made by, or on behalf of, a party to a legal suit, in support of his or her claim or defense.

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   What is a plea of diminished responsibility?

   • plea of something (law) a reason given to a court for doing or not doing something He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity. These facts cannot support a plea of diminished responsibility. Definition of plea noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is the difference between a plea and an excuse?

   • excuse implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure. plea stresses argument or appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy. pretext suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation. alibi implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation.

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     plea translations: اِلْتِماس. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     plea translations: lời thú tội/không thú tội, lời khẩn cầu....

   • Plea: French Translation

     plea translations: plaidoirie [feminine], appel [masculine],...

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   A plea is a reason which is given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something.

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   The meaning of PLEA is a legal suit or action. How to use plea in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Plea.

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   1. an earnest entreaty or request: a plea for help. 2. (Law) a. law something alleged or pleaded by or on behalf of a party to legal proceedings in support of his claim or defence. b. criminal law the answer made by an accused to the charge: a plea of guilty. c. (in Scotland and formerly in England) a suit or action at law.

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   Definition of plea noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. plea. noun. /pliː/ (formal) a serious emotional request, especially for something needing action now. plea for something She made an impassioned plea for help. plea (to somebody) (to do something) a plea to industries to stop pollution. He refused to listen to her tearful pleas.

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   A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.

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   A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.