Definition: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop";enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty";offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity";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; Hyponyms: beg, implore, pray, bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure, demur Derivational Morphology:
pleading, advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader Anagrams:
pedal
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