英语词汇“plea”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A plea is what you make when you're begging for something with a sense of urgency and emotion. While you wouldn't call asking for a hall pass a plea, you could make a plea for justice or world peace.

Plea also has a legal meaning. When you get a traffic ticket or if you're accused of a crime, you have to enter a plea of "guilty" or "not guilty." A "plea bargain" is when you make a deal with the prosecutor — you may plead guilty to a charge (by entering a guilty plea) that has less of a penalty and, in return, the prosecutor drops the more serious charge.

WORD FAMILY

plea: counterplea, pleas+/counterplea: counterpleas

USAGE EXAMPLES

Many cases with strong evidence against capital punishment for a defendant are resolved with plea bargains before ever reaching a jury, he added.

Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Sister Donna Gould closes that missive with a plea:

Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016)

Watson held his hands to the earflap of his helmet, but his pleas for noise fell on deaf ears.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017)

1n a humble request for help from someone in authority

Syn|Hyper

supplication

appeal, entreaty, prayer

earnest or urgent request

2n an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

Hyper

due process, due process of law

(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

3n (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

Hypo|Hyper

counterplea

a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea

dilatory plea

a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)

insanity plea, plea of insanity

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

answer

the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

单词	plea
释义	plea (once / 441 pages) n A plea is what you make when you're begging for something with a sense of urgency and emotion. While you wouldn't call asking for a hall pass a plea, you could make a plea for justice or world peace. Plea also has a legal meaning. When you get a traffic ticket or if you're accused of a crime, you have to enter a plea of "guilty" or "not guilty." A "plea bargain" is when you make a deal with the prosecutor — you may plead guilty to a charge (by entering a guilty plea) that has less of a penalty and, in return, the prosecutor drops the more serious charge. WORD FAMILY plea: counterplea, pleas+/counterplea: counterpleas USAGE EXAMPLES Many cases with strong evidence against capital punishment for a defendant are resolved with plea bargains before ever reaching a jury, he added. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Sister Donna Gould closes that missive with a plea: Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Watson held his hands to the earflap of his helmet, but his pleas for noise fell on deaf ears. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a humble request for help from someone in authority Syn\|Hyper supplication appeal, entreaty, prayer earnest or urgent request 2n an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed Hyper due process, due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards 3n (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) Hypo\|Hyper counterplea a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea dilatory plea a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer) insanity plea, plea of insanity (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time answer the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
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