PLEAD
Scrabble letter values: P3L1E1A1D2 = 8
Definition
- verb appeal or request earnestly.
- verb offer as an excuse or plea.
- verb enter a plea, as in courts of law.
- verb make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts.
Examples
- “I pleaded with him to stop”
- “She was pleading insanity”
- “She pleaded not guilty”