"plaidoyer" meaning in French

See plaidoyer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /plɛ.dwa.je/, /ple.dwa.je/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-plaidoyer.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-plaidoyer.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: plaidoyers [plural]
Etymology: Noun use of the Old French verb infinitive plaidoiier, plaidiier. See plaider (“to plead”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} plaidoyer m (plural plaidoyers)
  1. (law) speech for the defence Tags: masculine Synonyms: plaiderie, plaidoirie
    Sense id: en-plaidoyer-fr-noun-VcQRSIpx Categories (other): Law, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Topics: law
  2. (figuratively) plea Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-plaidoyer-fr-noun-J6lXAL7t Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 45 55

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "nl",
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        "(figuratively) plea"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ple.dwa.je/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ple.dwa.je/"
    },
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