plead plead /ˈpliːd/

verb

1. () Appeal or request earnestly  ( plead )
   appeal or request earnestly
    I pleaded with him to stop
   I pleaded with him to stop
   
2. () (law) enter a plea, as in courts of law  ( plead )
   (law) enter a plea, as in courts of law
    She pleaded not guilty
   She pleaded not guilty
   
3. () Offer as an excuse or plea  ( plead )
   offer as an excuse or plea
    She was pleading insanity
   She was pleading insanity
   
4. () (law) 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  ( plead )
   (law) 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