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- DictionaryPlea/plē/
noun
- 1. a request made in an urgent and emotional manner: "he made a dramatic plea for disarmament"
- 2. a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply: "he changed his plea to not guilty"
noun. an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy. Synonyms: suit, solicitation, supplication, petition, request. something that is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defense or justification. an excuse; pretext: He begged off on the plea that his car wasn't working. Synonyms: justification. Law.
noun. /pliː/ (formal) a serious emotional request, especially for something needing action now. plea for something She made an impassioned plea for help. plea (to somebody) (to do something) a plea to industries to stop pollution. He refused to listen to her tearful pleas. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
A plea is what you make when you're begging for something with a sense of urgency and emotion. While you wouldn't call asking for a hall pass a plea, you could make a plea for justice or world peace. Plea also has a legal meaning.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun [NOUN to-infinitive] A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way . [journalism] Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing. [ + for] ...an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet. Synonyms: appeal, request, suit, prayer More Synonyms of plea.
an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy. something that is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defense or justification. an excuse; pretext: He begged off on the plea that his car wasn't working.
noun. /pli/ (formal) an urgent emotional request plea (for something) She made an impassioned plea for help. plea (to somebody) (to do something) a plea to industries to stop pollution He refused to listen to her tearful pleas. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
noun [ C ] uk / pliː / us. plea noun [C] (LEGAL) Add to word list. a statement by someone in a court of law that they are guilty or not guilty of the crime they have been accused of: a plea of guilty /not guilty. plea noun [C] (REQUEST) a strong request: an emotional plea for forgiveness.
