PLEADED
- PLEAD, to ask for earnestly [v]
- PLEAD, to beg for earnestly [v]
- Present and argue for (a position), esp. in court or in another public context
- Address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party
- State formally in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the offense with which one is charged
- Invoke (a reason or a point of law) as an accusation or defense
- Offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something
- Make an emotional appeal