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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Plead \Plead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleaded (colloq. Pleador
     Pled); p. pr. & vb. n. Pleading.] [OE. pleden, plaiden,
     OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum.
     See Plea.]
     1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the
        claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing;
        to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to
        speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a
        criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man
              pleadeth for his neighbor!            --Job xvi. 21.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the
        declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's
        declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that
        ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense,
        to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the
        allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry
        on a suit or plea. --Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Plead \Plead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleaded (colloq. Pleador
     Pled); p. pr. & vb. n. Pleading.] [OE. pleden, plaiden,
     OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum.
     See Plea.]
     1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the
        claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing;
        to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to
        speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a
        criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father.
  
              O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man
              pleadeth for his neighbor!            --Job xvi. 21.
  
     2. (Law) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the
        declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's
        declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that
        ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense,
        to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the
        allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry
        on a suit or plea. --Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen.
  
     3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleaded
     alt.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)
     vb.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pleaded
     alt.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)
     vb.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pleaded
     alt.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)
     vb.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pleaded
     alt.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)
     vb.
     (lb en British excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US,
  particularly in legal usage. (infl of en plead  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleaded
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-imperf-pperf en plead)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleaded
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en plead ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb plead)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pleaded /plˈiːdɪd/
  متذرّع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleaded /plˈiːdɪd/ 
  doznal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleaded /plˈiːdɪd/ 
  prosil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleaded /plˈiːdɪd/ 
  přiznal