v., plead·ed or pled (plĕd), plead·ing, pleads.

v.intr.

1. To appeal earnestly; beg: plead for more time.
2. To offer reasons for or against something; argue earnestly: plead against a bill.
3. To provide an argument or appeal: Your youth pleads for you in this instance.
4. Law.
   1. To put forward a plea of a specific nature in court: plead guilty.
   2. To make or answer an allegation in a legal proceeding.
   3. To address a court as a lawyer or advocate.

v.tr.

1. To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: plead illness.
2. Law.
   1. To present as an answer to a charge, indictment, or declaration made against one.
   2. To argue or present (a case) in a court or similar tribunal.

[Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre, to appeal to the law, from Late Latin placitum, decree, opinion. See plea.]

pleadable plead'a·ble adj.
pleader plead'er n.
pleadingly plead'ing·ly adv.

USAGE NOTE   In strict legal usage, one is said to plead guilty or plead not guilty but not to plead innocent. In nonlegal contexts, however, plead innocent is well established.

verb

To make an earnest or urgent request: appeal, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, pray, sue, supplicate. Archaic conjure. See ask/answer.

v

Definition: beg, request
Antonyms: answer, reply

v

Definition: present a defense
Antonyms: decide, punish, sentence

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To make any pleading; to answer plaintiff's common law declaration; in criminal law, to answer to the charge, either admitting or denying guilt.

IN BRIEF: T o earnestly request; appeal. Also: To present or argue a cause or case in a court of law.

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost. — William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - anråbe, trygle, plædere, påberåbe sig
v. tr. - plædere, trygle, påberåbe sig

idioms:

• plead guilty    erkende sig skyldig
• plead not guilty    nægte sig skyldig
• plead the case of    tale nogens sag
• plead the cause of    tale nogens sag
• plead with    bønfalde

Nederlands (Dutch)
pleiten, smeken, excuses aanvoeren, argumenteren, (on)schuld verklaren in proces

Français (French)
v. intr. - supplier, implorer, représenter, (Jur) plaider
v. tr. - supplier, (Jur, fig) plaider la cause de qn, prétexter

idioms:

• plead guilty    plaider coupable
• plead not guilty    plaider non coupable
• plead the case of    plaider le cas de
• plead the cause of    plaider la cause de
• plead with    supplier (qn)

Deutsch (German)
v. - plädieren, sich berufen auf, inständig bitten

idioms:

• plead guilty    sich schuldig bekennen
• plead not guilty    sich unschuldig bekennen
• plead the case of    jmds. Sache vor Gericht vertreten
• plead the cause of    jmds. Sache vor Gericht vertreten
• plead with    jmdn. inständig um etwas bitten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επικαλούμαι, προβάλλω σα δικαιολογία, κάνω έκκληση, απολογούμαι, εκλιπαρώ, ικετεύω, (νομ.) υποστηρίζω, συνηγορώ υπέρ, αγορεύω

idioms:

• plead guilty    ομολογώ ενοχή
• plead not guilty    δηλώνω αθώος
• plead the case of    υπερασπίζομαι
• plead the cause of    υπερασπίζομαι
• plead with    κάνω επίκληση σε κάποιον υπέρ, μεσολαβώ σε κάποιον υπέρ

Italiano (Italian)
difendere, supplicare

idioms:

• plead guilty/not guilty    confessarsi reo/dichiararsi innocente
• plead the case/cause of    perorare la causa di
• plead with    intercedere presso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - suplicar, pleitear, defender, alegar, contestar

idioms:

• plead guilty/not guilty    declarar-se culpado/inocente
• plead the case/cause of    defender o caso/a causa de
• plead with    implorar algo

Русский (Russian)
защищать, умолять

idioms:

• plead guilty/not guilty    признавать/не признавать себя виновным
• plead the case/cause of    защищать интересы
• plead with    умолять кого-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacer un alegato
v. tr. - abogar, defender, suplicar, rogar, alegar

idioms:

• plead guilty    declararse culpable
• plead not guilty    declararse inocente
• plead the case of    defender un caso
• plead the cause of    defender un caso
• plead with    suplicar a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plädera, tala för, vädja, genmäla, skylla på

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
辩护, 恳求, 为辩护, 以...为理由, 以...为口实, 作为答辩提出, 承认

idioms:

• plead guilty    服罪
• plead not guilty    不服罪, 申辩无罪
• plead the case of    为某案辩护
• plead the cause of    为某事业辩护
• plead with    向...恳求

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 辯護, 懇求
v. tr. - 為辯護, 以...為理由, 以...為口實, 作為答辯提出, 承認

idioms:

• plead guilty    服罪
• plead not guilty    不服罪, 申辯無罪
• plead the case of    為某案辯護
• plead the cause of    為某事業辯護
• plead with    向...懇求

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 변론하다, 탄원하다
v. tr. - 변호하다, 변명하다

idioms:

• plead with    간청하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 弁論する, 弁護する, 抗弁する, 嘆願する, 説き付ける, 答弁する, 主張する

idioms:

• plead guilty/not guilty    罪を認める/認めない
• plead the case/cause of    弁論をする
• plead with    嘆願する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يترافع أمام القضاء, يدافع عن قضيه ما, يحتج, يلتمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התחנן, טען, תירץ, הצטדק‬
v. tr. - ‮סנגר, לימד זכות על, השיב לאשמה, הפציר‬

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