(pháp lý) bào chữa, biện hộ, cãi

to plead for somebody

biện hộ cho ai, bênh vực ai

to plead against somebody

cãi chống lại ai

his past conduct pleads for him

(nghĩa bóng) tư cách đạo đức quá khứ của anh ta đã biện hộ cho anh ta rồi

( + with, for...) cầu xin, nài xin

to plead for mercy

xin rủ lòng thương, xin khoan dung

to plead with someone for someone

nài xin ai bênh vực ai

to plead with someone against someone

nài xin ai chống lại ai

to plead with someone for something

cầu xin ai cái gì

(pháp lý) biện hộ, bênh vực, cãi

to plead someone's cause

biện hộ cho ai

to plead a case

cãi cho một vụ

(nghĩa bóng) lấy cớ, tạ sự

to plead ignorance

lấy cớ là không biết

to plead inexperience

lấy cớ là không có kinh nghiệm

to plead the difficulties of the task

tạ sự là công việc có nhiều khó khăn

to plead guilty

nhận là có tội

to plead not guilty

không nhận tội

Often, plead for. request, appeal (for), cry (for), ask(for), seek, beg (for), pray (for), supplicate (for): It was ahot day and the children were pleading for ice-creams every halfhour. 2 Usually, plead with. request (of), entreat, appeal to,petition, ask, apply to, implore, beseech, beg, importune,solicit; demand: Bryan pleaded with us to let him go to therock concert.

Assert, say, aver, allege, argue, maintain,offer, put forward, declare, affirm, avow, swear: She pleadedthat she was unaware that the goods she was selling had beenstolen.

(past and past part. pleaded or esp. US, Sc., & dial.pled) 1 intr. (foll. by with) make an earnest appeal to.

Intr. Law address a lawcourt as an advocate on behalf of aparty.

Tr. maintain (a cause) esp. in a lawcourt.

Tr. Lawdeclare to be one's state as regards guilt in or responsibilityfor a crime (plead guilty; plead insanity).

Tr. offer orallege as an excuse (pleaded forgetfulness).

Intr. make anappeal or entreaty.

Pleadable adj. pleader n. pleadinglyadv. [ME f. AF pleder, OF plaidier (as PLEA)]