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plea

/pliː/

Meanings
noun
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

Examples :

"a plea for mercy"
communication law religion politics demand emotion moral

Related Words

Illustration declaration

declaration noun

/ˌdɛkləˈɹeɪʃən/

A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.

"The student's declaration that she was ready for the exam was a relief to her parents. "

Illustration accepted

accepted verb

/æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/

To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

Illustration petition

petition noun

/pəˈtɪ.ʃən/

A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.

"The students submitted a petition to the principal, asking for more recess time. "

Illustration plaintiff

plaintiff noun

/ˈpleɪntɪf/

A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

"The plaintiff in the custody case argued that the child's best interests were not being considered. "

Illustration entreaty

entreaty noun

/ənˈtɹiːti/

The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.

"His earnest entreaty to stay after school convinced the teacher to let him finish his project. "

Illustration instructions

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Illustration allegation

allegation noun

/ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.

"She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions."

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

Illustration complete

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

Illustration defendant

defendant adjective

/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

"The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "

Illustration justification

justification noun

/ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

"Her lateness required a strong justification, as the meeting had already started. "