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pleading

plea·ding

UK/ˈpliːdɪŋ/ US/ˈplidɪŋ/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

expressing earnest entreaty

  • “the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog”
  • “she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent”
  • “a pleading note in her voice”
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noun

1.

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

Origin

By surface analysis, plead + -ing.

Phrases

  • artful pleading
  • shotgun pleading
  • special pleading

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