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Word: Plea
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘lawsuit’): from Old French plait, plaid ‘agreement, discussion’, from Latin placitum ‘a decree’, neuter past participle of placere ‘to please’
pliː
a request made in an urgent and emotional manner
Short Definition:request made in urgent and emotional manner
Examples:- he made a dramatic plea for disarmament
a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply
Short Definition:formal statement by or on behalf of defendant or prisoner
Examples:- he changed his plea to not guilty
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