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单词 plea
释义
plea
noun[C]
uk
/pliː/us
/pliː/

pleanoun[C](REQUEST)

C2formal
anurgentandemotionalrequest:
恳求，恳请
Hemadea pleaforhelp/mercy.他恳求得到帮助／宽恕。
Synonyms
appeal
entreaty
prayer
request
More examples
  • They made adesperateplea forhelp.
  • Thepresidenthas made anemotionalplea for thekillingtostop.
  • Relatives of thedeadmade animpassionedplea for thebodiesto beflownback to thiscountry.
  • The child'smothermade apassionateplea forhelp.
  • Aidorganizationsare making anurgentplea forfinancialassistance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making appeals & requests
  • appellate
  • ask forsomeone
  • behest
  • beseech
  • call for orderphrase
  • call onsomeone
  • callsomeonein
  • cap
  • claim
  • demand
  • implore
  • invite
  • pay claim
  • pretty pleaseidiom
  • propitiation
  • push forsomething
  • put in forsomething
  • put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
  • reapply
  • requisition
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pleanoun[C](STATEMENT)

lawspecialized
theanswerthat apersongives incourtwhen they have beenaccusedofcommittingacrime:
申诉
Mr Wilsonentereda pleaofnotguilty.威尔逊先生提出了无罪申诉。
More examples
  • Theprisonerentereda plea of notguilty.
  • Her plea ofignoranceof thelawinextenuationof hercrimewas notaccepted.
  • Thejudgeis notlikelytolookfavourablyon a plea of notguilty.
  • His plea ofguiltytomanslaughterwas notacceptedby theprosecution.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Court cases, orders & decisions
  • actionable
  • administer
  • admissibility
  • admissible
  • affidavit
  • committal
  • conveyancing
  • exhibit
  • extinguishment
  • extrajudicial
  • fatal accident inquiry
  • finding
  • gagging order
  • inquest
  • moot
  • power of attorney
  • precedent
  • pretrial
  • probate
  • provide
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(Definition ofpleafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

plea| American Dictionary

plea
noun[C]
us
/pli/

pleanoun[C](REQUEST)

anurgentandemotionalrequest:
Thepresidentmade astrongplea toCongresstovoteon the health-carebill.

pleanoun[C](STATEMENT)

law
theanswerthat apersongives incourtto theaccusationof havingcommittedacrime:
Hereceivedasentenceof 5 to 10yearsfor hisguiltyplea to therobberycharge.
(Definition ofpleafrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

plea| Business English

plea
noun[C]
uk
/pliː/us
LAW
astatementmade by someone in acourtoflawin which they say if they areguiltyof something that they areaccusedof:
a guilty/not guilty pleaTheguiltyplea willmarkthe secondtimein eightyearsthat theoilcompanyhas beenconvictedof afederalenvironmentalcrimeinAlaska.
a plea of guilty/not guiltySheentereda plea of notguiltyinfederalcourtFridaytomultipleextortionandbriberycharges.
enter/withdraw a pleaRecentreformswillallowthem toentera plea ofdiminishedpoliticalresponsibility.
(Definition ofpleafrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplea

plea
The vita was a well-regarded man, learned in the arts of pleas.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The teachers' pleas for calm were greeted with cheers that would not have been out of place at a basketball game.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even if we are caught out, our pleas of 'slip of the tongue' are nearly always honored.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He calls for help, but his pleas go unheeded (1088-94).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nothing pleases [the pardos] and everything annoys them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Alternatively, we could understand all pleas for mercy as simply ways of formally expressing our repentance and apology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All the familiar arguments from religious pleas to right-to-choose claims were used in the discussions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A fourth section develops this theme, emphasizing the dangers of superficial comparisons or simplistic pleas for the transfer of human resource policies and practices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He did not, however, reveal that his pleas were based on dreaming or clairvoyance.
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A significant proportion of them were young, male beggars who were feared capable of working sorcery as a rite of revenge against householders who rejected their pleas for alms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A sampling from the passionate pleas of thoughtful scholars on this topic is aimed at stirring music educators to revisit the nature and value of history for our profession internationally.
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By the end of the century, the dichotomy between theoretical ideals and practical reality came to a halt as both methodological treatises on education and pleas for funding ceased.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Two pleas of guilty were dealt with and one trial took place.
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Hansard archive
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If we are to make special pleas, let us at least get the facts right.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In those cases we are putting a penalty upon pleas of innocence which is incompatible with the object of the ticket system.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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Collocationswithplea

plea

These are words often used in combination withplea.

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common plea
I know that this is thecommonpleaof everyone who is involved in a collision.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
desperate plea
Upon reaching old age, they try to distance themselves from this group : adesperatepleafor personal exceptionalism which challenges, not the ageist stereotype, but rather its application to themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
eloquent plea
A mosteloquentpleahas been made for the kingfisher.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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