Plea

(n.) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.

Plea - Other Definitions

(n.) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.
(n.) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. See under Common.
(n.) That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology.
(n.) An urgent prayer or entreaty.
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Please
(a.) Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners.
(n.) An object of pleasure.

Plea - 69 Partial Matches Found (Page 1 of 1)

Counterplead	Displeasance	Displeasant	Displease	Displeased
Displeasedly	Displeasedness	Displeaser	Displeasing	Displeasure
Emplead	Enterplead	Impleach	Implead	Impleadable
Impleaded	Impleader	Impleading	Impleasing	Inexpleably
Interplead	Interpleader	Men-pleaser	Misplead	Mispleading
Overplease	Pleach	Pleached	Pleaching	Plead
Pleadable	Pleaded	Pleader	Pleading	Pleadingly
Pleadings	Pleasance	Pleasant	Pleasant-tongued	Pleasantly
Pleasantness	Pleasantries	Pleasantry	Please	Pleased
Pleaseman	Pleaser	Pleasing	Pleasurable	Pleasure
Pleasured	Pleasureful	Pleasureless	Pleasurer	Pleasuring
Pleasurist	Pleat	Replead	Repleader	Superplease
Timepleaser	Unpleaded	Unpleasant	Unpleasantries	Unpleasantry
Unpleasive	Unpleat	Uplead	Uplean
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