(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.

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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plead

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

(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

Alternative spelling of plead the Fifth (both senses)