plead
verb (STATE) /pliːd/ (pleaded or US also pled, pleaded or US also pled)Definition
C2 [I, L only + adj, T] formal to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court: legal The defendant pleaded not guilty/innocent to robbery with violence.legal They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).legal The judge ruled her unfit to plead (= to answer a legal charge) on the grounds of insanity.Court cases, orders and decisionsAssertions and asserting
(Definition of plead verb (STATE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affirm verb
- airing noun (MAKING KNOWN)
- assert verb
- assertion noun
- attestation noun
- aver verb
- claim verb (SAY)
- contend verb (CLAIM)
- designate verb
- designation noun
- emphatic adjective
- lay sth on the line idiom
- make out sth phrasal verb
- pled
- pretend verb
- put your foot down idiom
- reaffirm verb
- set yourself up as sth phrasal verb
- shout/proclaim sth from the rooftops idiom
- take it from me idiom
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