to plead a case
1plead — / plēd/ vb plead·ed or pled also plead / pled/, plead·ing [Anglo French plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old French plaid legal action, trial more at plea] vi …
2plead — [[t]pli͟ːd[/t]] pleads, pleading, pleaded 1) VERB If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. [V with n to inf] The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home... [V for n] He was kneeling… …
3case — I n. legal action argument 1) to hear, try a case (the court will not hear this case) 2) to argue, plead a case (the lawyer argued the case skillfully) 3) to make (out), present, state; take a case (she made out a good case for her client; the… …
4plead — [plēd] vi. pleaded or pled or plead [pled] pleading [ME pleden < OFr plaidier < plaid: see PLEA] 1. a) to present a case in a law court; argue the case of either party b) to present a PLEA (sense …
5plead — [pli:d] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: plaidier, from plaid; PLEA] 1.) [I and T] to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way = ↑beg ▪ Don t go! Robert pleaded. plead for ▪ Civil rights groups pleaded… …
6plead — [ plid ] (past tense and past participle pleaded or pled [ pled ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way: plead for: He knelt in front of the king, pleading for mercy. plead with someone (to do something):… …
7plead one's case — index advocate, assert Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8plead */*/ — UK [pliːd] / US [plɪd] verb Word forms plead : present tense I/you/we/they plead he/she/it pleads present participle pleading past tense pleaded past participle pleaded 1) [intransitive] to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way Please… …
9plead — verb (pleaded or pled; also plead; pleading) Etymology: Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Anglo French plaider, pleder, from plai plea Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to argue a case or cause in a court of law 2. a. to make …
10plead — verb 1 ask sb for sth in a very serious way ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ She was almost pleading with him. ▪ silently ▪ successfully (esp. BrE) ▪ She successfully pleaded …
