plea /pli:/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
• (n.) an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

Chinese translation

• n. 恳求, 辩解, 抗辩, 诉讼, 请愿, 托词
• [法] 抗辩, 申诉案件, 答辩

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/pli:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.95 · Super Rare

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please · pleasure · pleased · pleasant · pleasing · plead

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