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[ plee-ding ] / ˈpli dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pleading ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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.
Origin of pleading1250–1300; Middle English pledynge (gerund). See plead, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM pleadingplead·ing·ly, adverbplead·ing·ness, nounnon·plead·ing, adjectivenon·plead·ing·ly, adverb un·plead·ing, adjective Words nearby pleadingplea bargaining, pleach, plead, pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings, pleasance, pleasant, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Hill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleadingThere is no requirement for a member of Congress to resign after pleading guilty to a felony. The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like the anti-Assad rebels and Kurdish fighters, they are pleading for more of America, not less. Indefensible but Indispensable America|Jamie Dettmer|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hizzoner asked in a pleading tone—an extremely rare posture for a man who in the past had swaggered with an air of invincibility. Despite Crack and Graft, D.C. Loved ‘Hizzoner’ Marion Barry|Lloyd Grove|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST His attorney says he will be pleading not guilty at his arraignment in December. Rape, Lies & Videotape in Ferguson|Michael Daly|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Wednesday, he had posted an emotional video on YouTube pleading with authorities to save his dog, but it fell on deaf ears. The Dog is Dead—And We’ll Never Know if He Had Ebola|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST In these the amorous knight is represented as pleading with the watchman of the castle for admission to his lady-love. Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson The sentry muttered a sheepish apology, pleading the unusual noise at this hour. The Storm Centre|Charles Egbert Craddock But Jeffrey's pleading was admirable; clear, progressive, logical. Peter Parley's Own Story|Samuel G. Goodrich This woman of another race, another age, another plane, was pleading with her man. Wanderer of Infinity|Harl Vincent But not even the owner of the Rocking R may withstand the pleading of a pretty woman. The Happy Family|Bertha Muzzy Bower
British Dictionary definitions for pleading
noun lawthe act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the parties to a legal actionSee also pleadings Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pleadingbegging, beseeching, supplicating, desirous |