plea

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From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc., Latin an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placere (“to please”). Cognate with Spanish pleito (“lawsuit, suit”). Doublet of placit. See also please, pleasure.

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: апел (apel) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Bulgarian: петиция (peticija) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Bulgarian: молба (molba) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Catalan: súplica — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Chinese Mandarin: 請求 /请求 (qǐngqiú) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Chinese Mandarin: 懇求 /恳求 (kěnqiú) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Dutch: pleidooi — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Dutch: smeekbede — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Esperanto: pledo — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Finnish: vetoomus — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Finnish: anomus — appeal, petition, entreaty
• French: supplication — appeal, petition, entreaty
• French: appel — appeal, petition, entreaty
• German: Ersuchen — appeal, petition, entreaty
• German: Flehen — appeal, petition, entreaty
• German: Bitte — appeal, petition, entreaty
• German: Appell — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Hindi: याचना (yācnā) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Hungarian: kérvény — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Hungarian: kérelem — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Hungarian: folyamodvány — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Hungarian: előterjesztés — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Italian: appello — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Italian: petizione — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Italian: istanza — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Italian: richiesta — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Italian: domanda — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Japanese: 嘆願 (tangan) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Macedonian: молба (molba) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Persian: تقاضا (taqâzâ) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Portuguese: súplica — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Portuguese: apelo — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Portuguese: rogo — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Russian: про́сьба (prósʹba) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Russian: мольба́ (molʹbá) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Russian: проше́ние (prošénije) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Russian: призы́в (prizýv) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Russian: пети́ция (petícija) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Spanish: alegato — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Spanish: petición — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Spanish: ruego — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Yiddish: בקשה (bakoshe) — appeal, petition, entreaty
• Bulgarian: извинение (izvinenie) — excuse
• Dutch: pleidooi — excuse
• Finnish: selitys — excuse
• Finnish: tekosyy — excuse
• Finnish: puolustelu — excuse
• German: Entschuldigung — excuse
• German: Verteidigung — excuse
• Hungarian: kifogás — excuse
• Hungarian: ürügy — excuse
• Hungarian: mentség — excuse
• Italian: scusa — excuse
• Italian: giustificazione — excuse
• Japanese: 弁解 (benkai) — excuse
• Portuguese: desculpa — excuse
• Russian: оправда́ние (opravdánije) — excuse
• Russian: предло́г (predlóg) — excuse
• Spanish: justificación — excuse
• Turkish: bahane — excuse
• Turkish: mazeret — excuse
• Ottoman Turkish: معذرت (maʼzeret) — excuse
• Bulgarian: оправдание (opravdanie) — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Chinese Mandarin: 辯解 /辩解 (biànjiě) — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Chinese Mandarin: 辯護 /辩护 (biànhù) — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Dutch: pleidooi — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Finnish: puolustus — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Finnish: perustelu — that which is presented in defense or justification
• German: Plädoyer — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Hungarian: védőbeszéd — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Hungarian: védelem — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Italian: eccezione — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Italian: riserva — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Persian: دادخواست (dâdxwâst) — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Portuguese: desculpa — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Russian: заявле́ние (zajavlénije) — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Russian: оправда́ние (opravdánije) — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Spanish: alegato — that which is presented in defense or justification
• Irish: pléadáil — law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause
• Italian: eccezione — law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause
• Italian: obiezione — law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause
• Russian: иск (isk) — law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause
• Russian: жа́лоба (žáloba) — law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause
• Irish: pléadáil — law: allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer
• Bulgarian: защитна реч (zaštitna reč) — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Dutch: pleidooi — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Finnish: vastine — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Finnish: vastaus — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• German: Plädoyer — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Irish: pléadáil — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Russian: заявле́ние (zajavlénije) — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Spanish: alegato — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Swedish: svaromål — law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration
• Dutch: zaak — law: cause in court
• Dutch: rechtszaak — law: cause in court
• Finnish: oikeusjuttu — law: cause in court
• Russian: суде́бный акт (sudébnyj akt) — law: cause in court
• Russian: суде́бный проце́сс (sudébnyj procéss) — law: cause in court
• Russian: тя́жба (tjážba) — law: cause in court