That pleads.

present participle of plead

The act of making a plea. / (law) A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.

plural of pleading

(Britain, excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US, particularly in legal usage. simple past tense and past participle of plead

(transitive, intransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. / (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore. / (transitive) To offer by way of excuse.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plead

(law) A legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of facts with no clear organization, and then asserts that those facts describe a cause of action or a defense.

plural of shotgun pleading

Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification and without a relevant basis.