adj
Meaning 1
That pleads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pleading
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
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noun
Meaning 2
The act of making a plea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of plead
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
Meaning 5
begging
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beseeching, imploring
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noun
Meaning 6
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: statement
Narrower terms: affirmative pleading, alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative, answer, charge, complaint, defective pleading, demurrer, rebutter, rebuttal, replication, rejoinder, special pleading, surrebutter, surrebuttal, surrejoinder
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, plead + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: умолителен (umolitelen) — Translations
- Georgian: მავედრებელი (mavedrebeli) — Translations
- Irish: impíoch — Translations
- Arabic: مُرَافَعَة (murāfaʕa) — Translations
- Bulgarian: защита (zaštita) — Translations