(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
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The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.
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O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
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1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 16:21:
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At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
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2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15: