An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. / An excuse; an apology. / That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.

(chiefly England regional, Scotland) To plead; to argue.

plural of plea

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plea

present participle of plea

simple past tense and past participle of plea

plural of Alford plea

plural of plea bargain

(US, law) A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.

(slang, law) To plead guilty to a lesser criminal charge than one had been charged with.