pleading

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of making a plea.
2. (countable, uncountable) A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.

Verb

present participle and gerund of plead

Adj

That pleads.

plead

1. (ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
2. (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
3. (transitive) To offer by way of excuse.
4. (transitive) To discuss by arguments.

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Synonyms

imploring

advocacy

defense

defence

beseeching

petition

begging

complaint

plea

suppliant

refutation

supplication

claim

championship

intercession

opinion

argument

2.Defending

praying

precatory

protest

dictum

representation

requesting

seeking

statement

asking

supplicant

supplicatory

debate

rebuttal

entreating

entreaty

Translations

suplicante

alegação

implorante

petição

plädierend

flehend

plaidoirie

supplice

pleidooi

intens

مُرافعة

دِفاع

Plädoyer

Rechtfertigung

Einspruch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpliːdɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, plead + -ing.