as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?
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Recent Examples of plead
Mangione has not yet pleaded guilty or not guilty on any charges.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Netanyahu denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty in each case.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Haigh pleaded guilty to fraud by misrepresentation and was given a conditional discharge.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Linda Gefen, Boca Raton Wakeup call to the un-woke
In light of the election results, some Trump supporters are pleading to give him the chance to prove himself for the betterment of America, erase our political differences and work together for the common good.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Netanyahu denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty in each case.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Haigh pleaded guilty to fraud by misrepresentation and was given a conditional discharge.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Linda Gefen, Boca Raton Wakeup call to the un-woke
In light of the election results, some Trump supporters are pleading to give him the chance to prove himself for the betterment of America, erase our political differences and work together for the common good.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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What is Thomas Dickey arguing in Luigi Mangione's defense?Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Vance highlighted a passage from Bragg's 81-page legal brief, made public Tuesday, in which his team argued that no legal reasoning prevented Trump's sentencing from taking place before his inauguration.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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These kinds of legal tools can be empowering for voters of color in all states, voting rights advocates contend.Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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It is based in part, on grounds that charges in the indictment are unconstitutional since the charges are based on the exit tax regime which Ver contends is itself unconstitutional.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The court reasoned, based on Lemon, that the nativity scene sent a message that the government was endorsing Christianity.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The original models of AI from as early as the 1980s all put an agent at its core: a learning agent, a reasoning agent, a search agent.Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the legal precedent relevant to the merger defines their competitors as other supermarkets as well as supercenter operators like Walmart – and neither judge was convinced to alter that methodology.Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Defense Needs To Sway One Individual It has also been noted that while prosecutors need to convince the entire panel of an individual's guilt, the defense team needs to reach just a single individual.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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While Fed officials formally insist markets don't sway their decisions, economists say the central bank doesn't like to rattle them.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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White insisted the reigning heavyweight champion and GOAT of the sport isn’t afraid to fight anyone.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The State Department has carved out loopholes for Israel that give the close American ally a pass on U.S. law restricting aid to foreign militaries over human rights abuses, a lawsuit from a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives asserted Tuesday.Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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That led associate Jeff Oh Kern to assert himself as the presumptive beneficiary, though he is not legally considered the owner of the property.Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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