Definition of Plead

to make a case for

Examples of Plead in a sentence

The first time offender will plead for a short prison sentence.  🔊

Did you plead for leniency when your father grounded you?  🔊

If the defendant decides to plead guilty, he may receive a lighter consequence from the judge.  🔊

The legislator denies all the charges and insists he will plead not guilty in court.  🔊

Because Ann does not want to repeat a grade level, she will plead with the principal to decrease her two-months suspension.  🔊

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