| 单词 | plead |
| 释义 | plead /pleed/, v. , pleaded or pled; pleading. v.i. 1. to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time. 2. to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something: She pleaded with him not to take the job. 3. to afford an argument or appeal: His youth pleads for him. 4. Law. a. to make any allegation or plea in an action at law. b. to put forward an answer on the part of a defendant to a legal declaration or charge. c. to address a court as an advocate. d. Obs. to prosecute a suit or action at law. v.t. 5. to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse: to plead ignorance. 6. Law. a. to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court. b. to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law. c. to allege or cite in legal defense: to plead a statute of limitations. [1200-50; ME plaiden < OF plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early ML placitare to litigate, deriv. of L placitum opinion. See PLEA] Syn. 1. beg, supplicate. 2. reason. 5. claim. |
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