What is the meaning of plead?

verb

  • Appeal or request earnestly.
    • usage: "I pleaded with him to stop"
  • Offer as an excuse or plea.
    • usage: "She was pleading insanity"
  • Enter a plea, as in courts of law.
    • usage: "She pleaded not guilty"
  • 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. .
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