verb🔗ShareTo present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case."The defendant has decided to plead not guilty."lawgovernmentpoliticsactionstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo beg, beseech, or implore."He pleaded with me not to leave the house."actiondemandcommunicationmorallawvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo offer by way of excuse."Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness."lawguiltactioncommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo discuss by arguments."The lawyer pleads his client's innocence, arguing that the evidence is circumstantial. "communicationlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
