English verb: plead | |||
1. | plead (communication) appeal or request earnestly | ||
Samples | I pleaded with him to stop. | ||
Examples | They plead to move | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appeal, invoke | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjure, beg, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, implore, pray, press | ||
2. | plead (communication) offer as an excuse or plea | ||
Samples | She was pleading insanity. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize | ||
3. | plead (communication) enter a plea, as in courts of law | ||
Samples | She pleaded not guilty. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
4. | plead (communication) 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 | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allege, aver, say | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | demur | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||