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5 definitions • 7 examples
1
an
urgent
and
emotional
request
:
Examples:
He made a plea for help/
mercy
.
2
the
answer
that a person
gives
in
court
when they have been
accused
of
committing
a
crime
:
Examples:
Mr
Wilson
entered
a plea of not
guilty
.
3
an
urgent
and
emotional
request
:
Examples:
The
president
made a
strong
plea to
Congress
to
vote
on the health-care
bill
.
4
the
answer
that a person
gives
in
court
to the
accusation
of having
committed
a
crime
:
Examples:
He
received
a
sentence
of 5 to 10 years for his
guilty
plea to the
robbery
charge
.
5
a
statement
made by someone in a
court
of
law
in which they say if they are
guilty
of something that they are
accused
of:
Examples:
a
guilty
/not
guilty
plea The
guilty
plea will
mark
the second time in
eight
years that the
oil
company
has been
convicted
of a
federal
environmental
crime
in
Alaska
.
a plea of
guilty
/not
guilty
She
entered
a plea of not
guilty
in
federal
court
Friday
to
multiple
extortion
and
bribery
charges
.
enter
/
withdraw
a plea
Recent
reforms
will
allow
them to
enter
a plea of
diminished
political
responsibility
.
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