Word "PLEAD" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
appeal or request earnestly
Examples:
I pleaded with him to stop

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
enter a plea, as in courts of law
Examples:
She pleaded not guilty

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

Crossword Clues for PLEAD

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Beg for new pedal (5) Mirror Cryptic 15 Jul 2025
Implore (5) Mirror Quick 15 Jul 2025
Implore top producer to work on heavy metal
Beg quietly before deal is arranged (5)
Beg Commuter 23 Jun 2025
Ask someone, please, to show you the way to the parking (5)
Carry on a lawsuit (5)
Paled at the possibility of having to beg
Pressure on guide to provide appeal The Times Cryptic 12 May 2025
Ask that only the end of the needle be stuck in a cushion (5)
Appeal earnestly for soft metal (5)
Some in Barnstaple advised to answer charge The Sun Two Speed 21 Apr 2025
Implore The Sun Two Speed 21 Apr 2025
Beseech The Telegraph Plusword 08 Apr 2025
Beg USA Today 03 Apr 2025
Beg(5)
Beseech LA Times Daily 17 Mar 2025
Beg to softly precede (5)
Make an emotional appeal Mirror Classic 10 Mar 2025
Answer a formal charge
Earnestly entreat (5)
To argue for a position, especially in a court (5)
Beg The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Jan 2025
(and 6 Across) Claim to have no money - adeptly prove otherwise (5,7)
Claim to have no money - adeptly prove otherwise (5,7)
Beg The Telegraph Quick 31 Dec 2024
Appeal humbly (5) Mirror Classic 30 Dec 2024
Beg to repair pedal (5)
Offer apology for broken pedal (5)
Implore, - with
Implore to take some simple advice The Times Quick Cryptic 29 Nov 2024
Implore Mirror Quick 26 Nov 2024
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 26 Nov 2024
Beg to quietly go first (5)
Make appeal quietly to take star part (5)
Beg Commuter 15 Nov 2024
Beg for soft. soft metal (5)
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 27 Oct 2024
Implore Mirror Quick 27 Oct 2024
Be a pal, Ed! I implore you!
Earnestly request petrolheads to drop others involved (5)
Initial petition lost? Entreat, appeal, demand! (5)
Make an earnest appeal (5)
Beg New York Times 14 Oct 2024
Ask quietly to go in front (5)
Implore the midshipman to act as captain! (5)
Implore earnestly (5)
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 22 Sep 2024
Implore Mirror Quick 22 Sep 2024
"How do you ___?" (judge's question) New York Times Mini 31 Aug 2024
Beg Thomas Joseph 19 Aug 2024
Beg (5) The Guardian Speedy 12 Aug 2024
Beg (5) The Guardian Speedy 11 Aug 2024
Beg Universal 08 Aug 2024
Express a need for soft metal (5)
Implore one to carry on a lawsuit (5)
Beg (5) Puzzler 12 Jul 2024
Beg to be given a quiet hint
Appeal for a quiet hint (5)
Beg for parking and take the van (5)
Beg Commuter 27 Jun 2024
Beg Universal 16 Jun 2024
Beg Thomas Joseph 13 Jun 2024
Beg, implore The Times Concise 11 Jun 2024
Implore Mirror Quick 11 Jun 2024
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 11 Jun 2024
Implore, beg (5)
Quietly go ahead and appeal (5)
Beg; pedal (anag.) The Telegraph Mini 09 Jun 2024
Answer a charge in court
Argue a case in court (5)
Pleased to do without south-east appeal (5)
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 19 May 2024
Implore Mirror Quick 19 May 2024
Beg for soft metal? (5)
Implore Mirror Quick 07 May 2024
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 07 May 2024
Implore Mirror Quick 05 May 2024
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 05 May 2024
Beg Commuter 29 Apr 2024
Ask earnestly for a quiet hint (5)
Implore Penny and Dale to move (5)
Walk about half a mile to petition for
Implore Mirror Quick 02 Apr 2024
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 02 Apr 2024
Beg; entreat (5)
Beg for introduction to punk and heavy metal
Address a law court as an advocate (5)
Ask sincerely and quietly for a bit of help (5)
Respond to charges in court
Argue in support of simple administration (5)
Appeal quietly for the best part (5)
Beg Universal 24 Feb 2024
Offer as excuse
Ask for soft metal (5)
Quietly show the way to appeal The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Feb 2024
Quietly show the way to appeal (5)
In the home, the French make an appeal (5)
Beg, make an emotional appeal
Quietly start to pray
Notebook contains the French request The Sun Two Speed 17 Jan 2024
Implore The Sun Two Speed 17 Jan 2024
Implore (5) Puzzler 27 Dec 2023
Say "please, please, please" (5)
Implore Eugene Sheffer 16 Dec 2023
Beg Commuter 15 Dec 2023
Beg for parking by the front
Beg top actor to follow page (5)
Take the initiative following quiet appeal The Times Cryptic 04 Dec 2023
Implore Mirror Quick 02 Dec 2023
Beg for new pedal Mirror Cryptic 02 Dec 2023
Implore Eugene Sheffer 17 Nov 2023
Implore The Guardian Quick 13 Oct 2023
Implore Eugene Sheffer 14 Jul 2023
Argue in a courtroom Newsday 23 May 2023
Beg Universal 22 May 2023
Beg USA Today 18 May 2023
Beg USA Today 07 May 2023
Make a case Wall Street Journal 14 Apr 2023
Beg The Telegraph Quick 07 Apr 2023
Beg guide to follow map at last The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Apr 2023
Quietly direct what courtroom defendant must do The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Feb 2023
Beg USA Today 22 Dec 2022
Present one's case Wall Street Journal 17 Dec 2022
Beg LA Times Daily 01 Dec 2022
Beg USA Today 25 Sep 2022
Beg Wall Street Journal 06 Aug 2022
Request earnestly USA Today 26 Jun 2022
Petition some people admired The Times Cryptic 10 Jun 2022
Beg The Times Concise 22 May 2022
Implore, entreat The Times Concise 21 Apr 2022
Ask softly, then take charge
Ask softly, then take charge The Guardian Quiptic 28 Feb 2022
Ask in earnest USA Today 24 Feb 2022
Request on one's knees
Make a sincere appeal The Washington Post Sunday 26 Dec 2021
Beg USA Today 22 Nov 2021
Beg Universal 06 Nov 2021
Beg New York Times 28 Sep 2021
Implore The Telegraph Quick 17 Sep 2021
Beg Thomas Joseph 13 Sep 2021
Appeal with urgency The Washington Post Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Pressure escort to appeal The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Sep 2021
Argue in court The Times Concise 31 Aug 2021
Make an emotional appeal for police escort Irish Times Crosaire 11 Aug 2021
Beg with quiet restraint
Beseech Newsday 13 Jun 2021
Make a case Wall Street Journal 27 Apr 2021
Pressure to spearhead appeal
Beg Thomas Joseph 10 Apr 2021
Make an emotional appeal USA Today 28 Mar 2021
Beg USA Today 18 Feb 2021
"I ___ guilty" (response to a charge)
Implore Eugene Sheffer 21 Dec 2020
Argue a case Newsday 06 Nov 2020
Respond to a charge Newsday 22 Oct 2020
Petition putting pressure on chief
Beg Universal 14 Jun 2020
Beg and beg Wall Street Journal 01 Jun 2020
Answer, in court Jonesin 05 May 2020
'I ___ the Fifth' USA Today 29 Apr 2020
Make one's case The Washington Post 06 Apr 2020
Make one's case LA Times Daily 06 Apr 2020
Implore The Sun Two Speed 02 Apr 2020
Power metal put forward The Sun Two Speed 02 Apr 2020
Beg, implore The Times Concise 14 Mar 2020
Make an emotional appeal Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2020
Request mercy, say The Washington Post Sunday 15 Dec 2019
More than request Newsday 29 Nov 2019
Answer a court charge Newsday 23 Oct 2019
Implore, entreat The Times Concise 16 Oct 2019
Answer a charge Universal 14 Sep 2019
Implore The Times Concise 18 Aug 2019
Beg Penny to go first
Make a case Universal 07 Aug 2019
Notebook contains the French request The Sun Two Speed 30 Jul 2019
Make an emotional appeal for police escort Irish Times Crosaire 22 Jul 2019
Entreat Universal 09 Jul 2019
Say 'no contest,' say USA Today 09 Jun 2019
Pastor gets usher to beg
'Phosphorus (Pb)'!? Offer something in excuse!
Answer a charge Wall Street Journal 10 Apr 2019
Beg The Telegraph Quick 27 Mar 2019
‘Phosphorus (Pb)'!? Offer something in excuse!
Beg to go first after parking The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Feb 2019
Request earnestly Newsday 08 Feb 2019
Implore The Telegraph Quick 13 Jan 2019
Some in Marple advised to answer charge The Sun Two Speed 02 Jan 2019
Answer a charge
Say "no contest," say
Make a case
Entreat
Answer a charge
Implore New York Times 19 Dec 2018
Show initiative after quiet appeal The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Sep 2018
What defendants do first, after start of proceedings
Assert, as insanity USA Today 08 Aug 2018
Quietly be out in front making petition The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Apr 2018
More than ask Universal 08 Apr 2018
More than ask
Implore
Assert, as insanity
Say ''not guilty,'' perhaps Newsday 13 Nov 2017
Beg The Times Concise 29 Oct 2017
Respond to a charge LA Times Daily 14 Sep 2017
Respond to a charge The Washington Post 14 Sep 2017
Present in court ("___ guilty," for e.g.)
Claim, as insanity USA Today 29 Aug 2017
Argue, as a court case USA Today 22 Jun 2017
Beg pusher
Present or claim, as a case
Beg quietly to be given a major part
'How do you ___?' (court query) New York Times 23 Jan 2017
Claim, as insanity
"How do you ___?" (court query)
Respond to a charge
Argue, as a court case
Quietly covering main part, carry on lawsuit The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Sep 2016
Ask in earnest Newsday 16 Sep 2016
Ask for stuff about the French
Say "no contest," say USA Today 26 Apr 2016
Act the advocate Wall Street Journal 29 Jan 2016
Quietly direct to pray The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Dec 2015
Speak on bended knee Family Time 21 Dec 2015
Respond to a charge Jonesin 08 Dec 2015
Profess one's innocence, perhaps The Washington Post 01 Dec 2015
Ask on one's knees Universal 24 Nov 2015
Appeal of polytechnic's first principal The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Nov 2015
State "Not guilty," e.g USA Today 24 Oct 2015
Pressure to head petition
Argue in court New York Times 10 Aug 2015
Park guide to make an emotional appeal Irish Times Crosaire 23 Jun 2015
Answer, in court New York Times 19 Jun 2015
Argue in court Universal 05 Apr 2015
Claim; entreat The Telegraph Quick 02 Mar 2015
Say ''not guilty,'' maybe Newsday 23 Feb 2015
Beg Family Time 26 Jan 2015
State "Not guilty," e.g.
Profess one's innocence, perhaps
Argue in court
Beg
Beseech
Argue in court
Say "not guilty," perhaps
Answer, in court
Say "not guilty," maybe
Ask on one's knees
Beg
Answer a court charge
Make one's case
Use as an excuse
Ask in earnest
Appeal earnestly
Get down on one's knees
Profess one's innocence, perhaps
Give as an excuse
Respond to a charge
Seek mercy, say
Profess one's innocence, perhaps
Make an appeal
Beg and then some
An apple a day keeps this, I pray
Seek mercy
Answer, in court
Implore
Pray
Beg for mercy
Supplicate
Make one's case
Appeal earnestly
Say "not guilty"
Beseech
Answer a charge
Appeal
Beg
Appeal or request earnestly
Say "not guilty," say
Say "guilty" or "not guilty," say
Try to persuade, with "with"
Argue in court
Try to persuade, with "with"
Petition
Beg
Appeal
Supplicate
Petition
Tell it to the judge
Make one's case
Beg
Make a case
Beg
Court option
Urge
Appeal earnestly
Beg
Respond, as to a charge
State "not guilty"
Implore
Argue a case
Argue (for)
State "Not guilty," e.g.
Say "Not guilty," e.g.
Act the advocate
Say "nolo," say
Tell it to the judge
Request earnestly
Entreat earnestly
Argue a case
Answer a court charge
Argue a case
Beg
Say "Not guilty," say
Make one's case
Make one's case
Say "not guilty"
Make one's case
Allege in defense
Make, as a case
Make a case
Make a case
State "Not guilty"
Beseech
More than ask
Appeal
Supplicate
Beseech
More than ask
Beseech
Get down on one's knees
Argue one's case
Appeal
Supplicate
Argue in court
State "Not guilty!"
Beseech
Argue at the bar
Make one's case
Entreat
Make, as a case
___ guilty
Make a case
Use arguments
Cajole
Say "Not guilty"
Implore
Try to persuade (with)
Get down on one's knees
Supplicate
Make one's case
Entreat
Ask urgently
Argue
Ask on one's knees
Answer a charge
Obtest
Present a case
Solicit
Supplicate
Entreat
Argue, as a case
Speak in court
Make a court statement
Make a court move
Make earnest appeal.
Offer as an excuse.
Beseech.
State a case.
Argue a case.
Beg and then some
Supplicate.
Implore.
Argue at the bar.
Entreat.
Advocate.
Beg.
Allege in defense.
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