plea
petición
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
excusa,
alegato,
pretexto,
súplica,
petición
example
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.
he changed his 'plea' to not guilty
he changed his 'plea' to not guilty
The father of a missing Yorkshire woman has made an emotional 'plea' for information about his daughter who vanished three weeks ago.
I think the Home Office should seriously reconsider his urgent 'plea' for asylum forthwith.
She made an emotional 'plea' to Wiltshire County Council to fund a bypass.
her 'plea' of a headache was not entirely false
he made a dramatic 'plea' for disarmament
But police have made an urgent 'plea' for help in ensuring dealers from outside the area do not move in and take their place.
He was given six years for forgery despite his 'plea' that he regarded painting banknotes as "a new form of art."
A leading north west health expert has issued an urgent 'plea' to food handlers who are suffering from colds to stay away from work.
A villager has voiced an emotional 'plea' to stop a proposed road scheme, which he says will devastate his wife's business.
The carnival is being organised by just four dedicated volunteers and Eileen, 62, has now made an urgent 'plea' for help.
He made an urgent 'plea' for the public to help catch the dealers.
An urgent 'plea' has been made to solve parking problems in a village before there is a serious accident.
The defendants put forward a 'plea' of justification, based on the issue of the writ itself.
An urgent 'plea' has been made for cash help for a charity which provides a vital service for vulnerable residents across Tendring.
her 'plea' of a headache was not entirely false
I have already said that I am not going to make a 'plea' of diminished responsibility on the grounds of incapacity.
It seems that he indicated a 'plea' of guilty even before the charge was amended.
During his mitigation 'plea' , he restated his claim that he was the victim of a political conspiracy.
His attorneys moved on Wednesday to obtain a prompt hearing on his 'plea' that he is legally entitled to release.
His emotional 'plea' moved the students to organise a special blood-giving day at the beginning of the college year.
The guilty 'plea' of the accused to both charges laid against him is also mitigating.
The news has stunned war veterans in the city - and has sparked an urgent 'plea' for more volunteers to come forward.
Make your views known before it's too late, was the urgent 'plea' being put out to Essex businesses.
he made a dramatic 'plea' for disarmament
He also is undecided on his emotions, chopping and changing between angry violent outbursts and whiny emotional 'pleas' .
Parents have made emotional 'pleas' for an under-threat school to be saved.
Beware of charities long on emotional 'pleas' but short on concrete examples of where the money goes, she advised.
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