to plead
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6.4
- verb
- /plid/
- Formal
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declararse
- The defendant chose to plead not guilty during the arraignment.
- plead guilty
- plead the case
- defendant to plead
But he's like, just plead innocent and we're going to go home.
- But he's like, just plead innocent and we're going to go home.
- You go through the US Marshall's office, you plead, Your Honor, I plead guilty.
- They rejected the plea deal and pleaded not guilty.
- You know, Mark Wayne Thompson pled guilty to delay or destruction of mail.
- So they said, well, let's look, if you plead guilty, the most you'll get is a six.
- So I plead guilty in that case.
- So she had to plead guilty to charges that were false.
- And then there was there trying to convince me to plead guilty.
- After all, you have to have either pled guilty or you have to have been convicted.
- The leader signed his own death sentence, but he pleaded that his punishment not harm the cause.
- And if he fails to succeed in in pleading his case, then what is he going to do?
- They knew he was a slippery kid so he don't want to plead guilty.
Examples
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If I get seven years or under, I'll plead guilty.
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On April 30, 1987, Wilson appeared in court to plead guilty to first-degree murder.
Academic text (1997) -
So I plead guilty in that case.
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But I can take you there so you can plead your case.
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We want to know how you plead to the charges.
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OK, all your guys plead guilty.
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I'll plead guilty, whatever you say.
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You offer to plead guilty and to testify against your partner.
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I get assigned an attorney, go in front of the judge, plead not guilty, meet with my attorney.
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Plead guilty and throw yourself on the mercy of the court.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plead comes from an old legal word plea, and it is related to the familiar word please, whose root once meant 'to agree' or 'to settle'. So to plead in court is to give your formal answer or defence to try to settle the case.