plea

IPA（発音記号）

/pliː/

名詞

日本語の意味

嘆願、懇願（魅力的な請願や熱心な祈りの意味） / 弁解、言い訳（謝罪や釈明の意味） / 弁明、主張（弁護や正当化のために主張される内容の意味）

Her emotional plea for help echoed through the neighborhood as volunteers rushed to assist.

彼女の助けを求める感情的な懇願が近所に響き渡り、ボランティアたちが急いで駆けつけた。

意味（1）

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

a plea for mercy

意味（2）

An excuse; an apology.

Necessity, the tyrant’s plea.

意味（3）

That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.

意味（4）

(law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.

意味（5）

(law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.

意味（6）

(law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.

意味（7）

(law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.

pleas

（ plural ）