plead

verbs

appeal or request earnestly

"I pleaded with him to stop"

plead

is a type of (narrower)

request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

"appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

appeal, invoke

offer as an excuse or plea

"She was pleading insanity"

plead

is a type of (narrower)

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize

enter a plea, as in courts of law

"She pleaded not guilty"

plead

is derived from

pleading

domain category

the collection of rules imposed by authority

"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

jurisprudence, law

is a type of (narrower)

state emphatically and authoritatively

"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

declare

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

plead

is derived from

pleader

is derived from

pleading

domain category

the collection of rules imposed by authority

"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

jurisprudence, law

is a type of (narrower)

report or maintain

"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

allege, aver, say