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plea

/pliː/noun1 syllable

Plea means: a humble request for help from someone in authority.

Synonyms for plea2

noun, as in a humble request for help from someone in authority

supplication

also used for plea

plaidoyer

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What does plea mean?3

noun

1

a humble request for help from someone in authority

2

(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

3

an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plea?60

three syllables

guarantee
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All 60 rhymes for plea, grouped by syllable

Plea in a sentence

  • Charges were read out, no pleas were entered and the case was adjourned.CM
  • A plea bargain is out of the question.CM
  • Sami took a plea deal to have charges reduced.OsoHombre
  • Sami made a powerful plea at his innocence.OsoHombre
  • Scientist's pleas to introduce fish quotas were ignored for too long.Dreamk33
  • Sami agreed, as part of a plea bargain, to testify against Layla.OsoHombre
  • Plea rejected for Middletown man charged with shooting wife.xmoffx
  • Ziri heard Rima's desperate pleas for her life.Amastan

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Forms of plea

as a noun

plural
pleas