pleading

Pluralpleadings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of plead. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or named as a thing.

   She kept pleading with the jury to spare her client.

   Pleading for help is sometimes the only thing left to do.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of asking for something in a strong, emotional way.

   Like begging someone again and again until they finally say yes.

   His desperate pleading finally moved the committee to act.

   After hours of pleading, the children got their way.

   Similarbegging, entreaty, imploring, supplication

3. 3
   adjective

   Asking for something in a sad or eager way.

   Like the sad eyes a dog makes when it wants a treat.

   She gave the officer a pleading look, hoping he would let her go.

   His pleading tone made it hard to refuse him.

   Similarimploring, appealing

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A written paper filed in a court case, often to start a lawsuit or to answer one.

   Like an official letter to the court that explains your side of the case.

   The lawyer filed the pleading with the court before the deadline.

   Each pleading has to state the facts that support the claim.

   Similarfiling, submission

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