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- Dictionaryplea/pliː/
noun
- 1. a request made in an urgent and emotional manner: "he made a dramatic plea for disarmament" Similar
- 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"
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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.
PLEA definition: 1. an urgent and emotional request: 2. the answer that a person gives in court when they have been…. Learn more.
A plea is a serious or passionate appeal and is usually made by someone who is desperate or extremely emotional. A plea is always made to another person or entity. In the context of religion, a prayer is often a kind of plea.
PLEA meaning: 1. an urgent and emotional request: 2. the answer that a person gives in court when they have been…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.
Plea Definition. An earnest and urgent request; appeal; entreaty. A statement in defense or justification; excuse. The response of a defendant to criminal charges. A plea of not guilty. A pleading or allegation, now, esp., in a civil action.
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.
