verb
/ˈpliːd/ pleads; pleaded /ˈpliːdəd/ or pled /ˈplɛd/; pleading
[no obj] :to ask for something in a serious and emotional way
[+ obj] :to try to prove (a case) in a court of law
[no obj] :to say in court that you are either guilty or not guilty of a crime :to make a plea
[+ obj] :to give (something) as a reason or excuse for something
to argue in support of (a cause) [+ obj]
plead the Fifth