单词 | plead |
释义 | plead v. (past and past part. pleaded or esp. US, Sc., & dial. pled)   1. intr. (foll. by with) make an earnest appeal to.   2. intr. Law address a lawcourt as an advocate on behalf of a party.   3. tr. maintain (a cause) esp. in a lawcourt.   4. tr. Law declare to be one's state as regards guilt in or responsibility for a crime (plead guilty; plead insanity).   5. tr. offer or allege as an excuse (pleaded forgetfulness).   6. intr. make an appeal or entreaty. Derivatives pleadable adj. pleader n. pleadingly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF pleder, OF plaidier (as PLEA) |
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