plead :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (6)

v. make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

appeal earnestly

v. appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"

enter a plea

v. enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"

offer as a plea, offer as an excuse, give as an excuse

v. offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"

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Fuzzynyms (15)

supplicate, ask humbly for

v. ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"

petition, request formally, request in writing

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

process, sue, litigate, proceed against, take to court

v. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

Synonyms (2)

crave, plead for

v. plead or ask for earnestly

Antonyms (0)

plead

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