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of Plead
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To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father.		 v. t.
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To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea.		 v. t.
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To contend; to struggle.		 v. t.
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To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury.		 v. t.
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To allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as, to plead usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead not guilty.		 v. t.
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To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors.		 v. t.
Misplead To err in pleading. v. i.
Mispleading An error in pleading. n.
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of Plead		 imp. & p. p.
Pleading of Plead p. pr. & vb. n.
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Capable of being pleaded; capable of being alleged in proof, defense, or vindication; as, a right or privilege pleadable at law.		 a.
Pleader One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. n.
Pleader One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader. n.
Pleading The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments. n.
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In a pleading manner.		 adv.
Pleadings The mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff, until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some single point. n. pl.
Replead To plead again. v. t. & i.
Repleader A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right of pleading again. n.
Unpleaded Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse. a.
Unpleaded Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit. a.
Uplead To lead upward. v. t.
Counterplead To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny. v. t.
Emplead To accuse; to indict. See Implead. v. t.
Enterplead Same as Interplead. v. i.
Impleaded of Implead imp. & p. p.
Impleading of Implead p. pr. & vb. n.
Implead To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach. v. t.
Implead To sue at law. v. i.
Impleadable Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous. a.
Impleader One who prosecutes or sues another. n.
Interplead To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader. See Interpleader. v. i.
Interpleader One who interpleads. n.
Interpleader A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise bring against him. n.