ALL meanings of plea
plea
P p - noun plea an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy. 1
- noun plea something that is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defense or justification. 1
- noun plea an excuse; pretext: He begged off on the plea that his car wasn't working. 1
- noun plea Law. an allegation made by, or on behalf of, a party to a legal suit, in support of his or her claim or defense. a defendant's answer to a legal declaration or charge. (in courts of equity) a plea that admits the truth of the declaration, but alleges special or new matter in avoidance. Obsolete. a suit or action. 1
- idioms plea cop a plea, Slang. cop1 (def 5b). 1
- noun plea request 1
- noun plea legal: to court 1
- noun plea excuse 1
- countable noun plea A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way. 0
- countable noun plea In a court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime. 0
- countable noun plea A plea is a reason which is given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something. 0
- noun plea an earnest entreaty or request 0
- noun plea something alleged or pleaded by or on behalf of a party to legal proceedings in support of his claim or defence 0
- noun plea the answer made by an accused to the charge 0
- noun plea (in Scotland and formerly in England) a suit or action at law 0
- noun plea an excuse, justification, or pretext 0
- noun plea a statement in defense or justification; excuse 0
- noun plea an earnest and urgent request; appeal; entreaty 0
- noun plea a pleading or allegation, now, esp., in a civil action 0
- noun plea the response of a defendant to criminal charges 0