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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plead•ing (plē′ding),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person who pleads.
- Law
- the advocating of a cause in a court of law.
- the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes.
- a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.
- pleadings, the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.
- Middle English pledynge (gerund, gerundive). See plead, -ing1 1250–1300
plead′ing•ly, adv. plead′ing•ness, n. |