superlative form of pleasant: most pleasant

(US, law) An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

plural of shotgun pleading

(US, law) Alternative form of plea bargain (“an agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge”).

(US, law) To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one.

(law) a person who pleads in court; an advocate / (generally) someone who pleads or implores

(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 pleader

Alternative spelling of plead the Fifth (both senses)

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