plea
Súplica
definition
noun
he made a dramatic plea for disarmament
a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.
he changed his plea to not guilty
a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply.
translation of 'plea'
noun
desculpa,
rogo,
alegação,
argumento,
alegado,
pleito,
contestação,
apelo
example
His attorneys moved on Wednesday to obtain a prompt hearing on his 'plea' that he is legally entitled to release.
A leading north west health expert has issued an urgent 'plea' to food handlers who are suffering from colds to stay away from work.
He was given six years for forgery despite his 'plea' that he regarded painting banknotes as "a new form of art."
His emotional 'plea' moved the students to organise a special blood-giving day at the beginning of the college year.
He made an urgent 'plea' for the public to help catch the dealers.
he changed his 'plea' to not guilty
The guilty 'plea' of the accused to both charges laid against him is also mitigating.
During his mitigation 'plea' , he restated his claim that he was the victim of a political conspiracy.
Make your views known before it's too late, was the urgent 'plea' being put out to Essex businesses.
The carnival is being organised by just four dedicated volunteers and Eileen, 62, has now made an urgent 'plea' for help.
It is now six days since the 21-year-old was last seen and her family yesterday made an emotional 'plea' for her to return.
But police have made an urgent 'plea' for help in ensuring dealers from outside the area do not move in and take their place.
An urgent 'plea' has been made for cash help for a charity which provides a vital service for vulnerable residents across Tendring.
The father of a missing Yorkshire woman has made an emotional 'plea' for information about his daughter who vanished three weeks ago.
he made a dramatic 'plea' for disarmament
her 'plea' of a headache was not entirely false
A villager has voiced an emotional 'plea' to stop a proposed road scheme, which he says will devastate his wife's business.
An urgent 'plea' has been made to solve parking problems in a village before there is a serious accident.
It seems that he indicated a 'plea' of guilty even before the charge was amended.
The news has stunned war veterans in the city - and has sparked an urgent 'plea' for more volunteers to come forward.
her 'plea' of a headache was not entirely false
She made an emotional 'plea' to Wiltshire County Council to fund a bypass.
he changed his 'plea' to not guilty
he made a dramatic 'plea' for disarmament
I think the Home Office should seriously reconsider his urgent 'plea' for asylum forthwith.
The defendants put forward a 'plea' of justification, based on the issue of the writ itself.
I have already said that I am not going to make a 'plea' of diminished responsibility on the grounds of incapacity.
Many people made emotional and strained 'pleas' that it should not even be a subject for discussion.
Campaigners for an improved rail service will take their 'pleas' for urgent action to the very top.
You must demonstrate that you have made a decision and will no longer accept philandering, excuses, promises or 'pleas' .
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