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plea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | supplication |
| Type of | entreaty, prayer, appeal |
plea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | due process of law, due process |
plea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | answer |
| Has types | insanity plea, plea of insanity, dilatory plea, counterplea |
Examples of plea
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Prosecutors amended the charge to a misdemeanor in exchange for his guilty plea.
From the dailyherald.com
It remains to be seen whether Republicans heed his plea and focus on the future.
From the bostonherald.com
He was freed on $10,000 bond and allowed to return home without entering a plea.
From the omaha.com
In exchange for her guilty plea, Pagli is to be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
From the bostonherald.com
Both men agreed to testify for the prosecution as part of their plea agreements.
From the washingtontimes.com
Any plea agreement precluding the death penalty also must be approved by Holder.
From the cnn.com
Defendants normally relinquish that right only when a plea deal is in the works.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Cortez has deferred entering a plea, and Spielman will be arraigned in December.
From the foxnews.com
Bree said the plea deal was negotiated in consultation with the victim's family.
From the dailyherald.com
- Supplication: a humble request for help from someone in authority
- (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- An answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
- (plead) appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
- (plead) offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"
- (plead) enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"
- In legal terms, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. ...
- Pleidae, the pygmy backswimmers, is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera (infraorder Nepomorpha, or "true water bugs"). There are 37 species in three genera, distributed across most of the world, except the polar regions and remote oceanic islands.Zack et al. (2007)
- The Plea are a Ballyliffin, Ireland based Indie/Rock quartet. They were the first band signed to Apollo Records (An Indie/Rock offshoot of Belgian Dance/Techno label R&S Records, who signed acts such as Aphex Twin)
