He had brought upon himself the ill-feeling of a certain gentleman whom he had, in one of his pleadings, turned into ridicule.
Curiosities of Olden Times|S. Baring-Gould
How Joo regarded these pleadings for the victims is seen in a letter to Faria after the settlement.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea
Indeed, the pleadings and arguments for the Constitution seemed only to harden the feeling of those opposed to it.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge
He put aside her struggles, her pleadings, as if they were thistle-down.
The Coast of Chance|Esther Chamberlain
Louise, saddened in heart and crushed in spirit, with great reluctance at last yielded to his pleadings.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott
pleadings
/ (ˈpliːdɪŋz) /
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pl n
law(formerly) the formal written statements presented alternately by the claimant and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied uponOfficial name: statements of case
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