pled Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb appeal or request earnestly
   plead.
   
   • I pleaded with him to stop
2. verb offer as an excuse or plea
   plead.
   
   • She was pleading insanity
3. verb enter a plea, as in courts of law
   plead.
   
   • She pleaded not guilty
4. 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
   plead.
   

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