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   pleading

   /ˈpliːdɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone: "he ignored her pleading"
   • 2. a formal statement of the cause of an action or defence: "counsel for the plaintiffs wanted to amend the pleadings"

   adjective

   • 1. making an emotional appeal: "he gave her a pleading look"

   Derivatives

   • 1. pleadingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

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