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pleading

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noun

the act of a person who pleads.
Law.
1. the advocating of a cause in a court of law.
2. the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes.
3. a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.
4. pleadings, the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.

pleading

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noun

the act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client
the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the parties to a legal action See also pleadings

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleading¹

1250–1300; Middle English pledynge (gerund). See plead, -ing ¹

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After several minutes of pleading, one of the officers tells the others that Lauren had raised her gun.

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Mrs Daniel criticised Akins for not pleading guilty at the first opportunity, but said she did not want him to go to jail.

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In 2023, he made a pilgrimage to South Sudan, pleading with the country's leaders to end conflict.

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There was even the possibility of the brothers taking the stand and pleading their case.

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DeFilippo said she believes that she and her daughter were arrested on spurious charges merely to pressure her late husband into pleading guilty to a murder he didn’t commit.

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