pleading
🇺🇸
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
noun
R
A strong, emotional request for something.
She made a pleading look at her mother, hoping to be allowed to stay up later.
R
A written statement explaining why someone should be found not guilty in a court case.
The lawyer prepared his pleadings carefully for the upcoming trial.
translation
A strong, emotional request for something.; A written statement explaining why someone should be found not guilty in a court case.
Word Forms
Plural
pleadings