See plead on Wiktionary
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"word": "plead down"
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"word": "plead out"
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"word": "plead over"
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"word": "plead the belly"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "plead the blood of Jesus"
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"word": "plead the Fifth"
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"5": "to plead, offer a plea"
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"word": "pleasant"
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"text": "The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.",
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{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 16:21:",
"text": "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!",
"type": "quote"
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"ref": "2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15:",
"text": "At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.",
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"To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case."
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"(transitive, intransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case."
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "miǰnordel",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "միջնորդել"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
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"roman": "haytararutʻyun anel",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "հայտարարություն անել"
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"roman": "paštpanel",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "պաշտպանել"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "plediram",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "пледирам"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "biànhù",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "辩护"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to present an argument",
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"word": "přednášet (před soudem)"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to present an argument",
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"word": "vést obhajobu"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to present an argument",
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"word": "prohlásit"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"tags": [
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"word": "učinit prohlášení"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pleiten"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "bepleiten"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pledi"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"tags": [
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"word": "vedota"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "esittää"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "fi",
"english": "plead guilty",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "myöntää syyllisyytensä"
},
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "fi",
"english": "plead not guilty",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "kiistää syyllisyytensä"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "plaider"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "plädieren"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"tags": [
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"word": "bekennen"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"note": "berufen (reflexive, + auf)",
"sense": "to present an argument"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"alt": "+ für",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "eintreten"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"note": "aussprechen (reflexive, + für)",
"sense": "to present an argument"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pléadáil"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "du·acair"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"note": "dichiararsi (colpevole o noncolpevole)",
"sense": "to present an argument"
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{
"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"alt": "たんがんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tangan suru",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "嘆願する"
},
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "ǣrendian"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pleitear"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pleda"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"alt": "for somebody - кого-либо",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaščiščátʹ",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "защища́ть"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predstavljátʹ interésy",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "представля́ть интере́сы"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"alt": "в суде́",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "выступа́ть с заявле́нием"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "tagair"
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pledirati"
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{
"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "zagovarjati se"
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"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "pleitear"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "açıklamak"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "ileri sürmek"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "bào chữa"
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{
"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "biện hộ"
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"_dis1": "75 0 10 15",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to present an argument",
"word": "cãi"
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"text": "He pleaded with me not to leave the house.",
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"text": "He was pleading for mercy.",
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"To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally."
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"(intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally."
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{
"word": "ask"
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{
"word": "beg"
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{
"word": "request"
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"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "molja",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "моля"
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{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "umoljavam",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "умолявам"
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"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "ganiladia",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāngqiú",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "央求"
},
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"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to beg",
"tags": [
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"word": "plédovat"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to beg",
"tags": [
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"word": "žádat"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to beg",
"tags": [
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"word": "prosit"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
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"sense": "to beg",
"word": "naléhat"
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"sense": "to beg",
"word": "vedota"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "anella"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "anoa"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "rukoilla"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "(dringend) bitten"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "anflehen"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "beschwören"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "iketeúō",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "ἰκετεύω"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to beg",
"word": "unene"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to beg",
"word": "whakakuene"
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{
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"code": "osx",
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"sense": "to beg",
"word": "ābiddian"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "błagać"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "implorar"
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{
"_dis1": "2 91 3 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to beg",
"word": "suplicar"
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{
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\"açıklamak\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to present an argument\", \"word\": \"ileri sürmek\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to present an argument\", \"word\": \"bào chữa\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to present an argument\", \"word\": \"biện hộ\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to present an argument\", \"word\": \"cãi\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"molja\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"моля\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"umoljavam\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"умолявам\"}, {\"code\": \"chr\", \"lang\": \"Cherokee\", \"roman\": \"ganiladia\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ\"}, {\"code\": \"cmn\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Mandarin\", \"roman\": \"yāngqiú\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"央求\"}, {\"code\": \"cs\", \"lang\": \"Czech\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], 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\"lang\": \"Ancient Greek\", \"roman\": \"iketeúō\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"ἰκετεύω\"}, {\"code\": \"ga\", \"lang\": \"Irish\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"tagair\"}, {\"code\": \"mi\", \"lang\": \"Maori\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"unene\"}, {\"code\": \"mi\", \"lang\": \"Maori\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"whakakuene\"}, {\"code\": \"osx\", \"lang\": \"Old Saxon\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"ābiddian\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"błagać\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"implorar\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"suplicar\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"implora\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"rogar\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to beg\", \"word\": \"suplicar\"}, 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