When she insisted her mistake should be forgiven because of her personal circumstances, the committee called it special pleading and rejected her appeal.

When asked about the transaction, he decided to plead the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination.

The judge dismissed the case after concluding that the complaint was an artful pleading designed to avoid federal jurisdiction.

Despite the judge's skepticism, the lawyer's artful pleadings swayed the jury.

She decided to plead the belly to delay the execution while the court examined her claim.

By pleading the belly, she sought to delay the sentence while the court investigated her claim.

The condemned woman pleads the belly to postpone her execution until the court verifies the pregnancy.

Facing execution, she pleaded the belly to delay the sentence.

During the debate, she criticized several politicians for relying on special pleadings to excuse their contradictions.

The pleaders presented compelling evidence that swayed the jury.