plea /plē/

1. A lawsuit (Scots law and historical)
2. A pleading
3. A prisoner's or defendant's answer to a charge or claim
4. A claim (Shakespeare)
5. An excuse
6. A pretext
7. An urgent entreaty

To dispute in a lawcourt

plea bargain noun

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