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# plea

noun (a plea, pleas)

«plea» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A strong, emotional request for something: "a plea for help". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#m1)
2. (law) What a person says in court when accused of a crime: "guilty" or "not guilty". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#m2)
3. An excuse or reason given: "on the plea that he was ill". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and news, a plea for help, peace or money shows someone in need. In law lessons and courtroom stories, the accused enters a plea of guilty or not guilty; a "plea bargain" (US) is a deal for a shorter sentence. Phrases: a plea for help, make a plea, enter a plea.

### Examples

- The charity made a plea for warm blankets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x1)
- The puppy's eyes were a silent plea for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x2)
- He entered a plea of not guilty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x3)
- The family made a plea for their lost cat to be found. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x4)
- Her plea for more time was accepted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x5)
- The police issued a plea for witnesses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x6)
- That this was the usual procedure was so well known to Hook that in disregarding it he cannot be excused on the plea of ignorance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a plea, pleas. Verb: plead (pleaded; in US also pled). Do not confuse with "please" or "plee" (no such word).

## In Jewish tradition

In stories and news, a plea for help, peace or money shows someone in need. In law lessons and courtroom stories, the accused enters a plea of guilty or not guilty; a "plea bargain" (US) is a deal for a shorter sentence. Phrases: a plea for help, make a plea, enter a plea.

### Note

Countable: a plea, pleas. Verb: plead (pleaded; in US also pled). Do not confuse with "please" or "plee" (no such word).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plea.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «plea» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plea» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/plea.html) on Mova free.