pleading
pronunciation
How to pronounce pleading in British English:
UK [ˈpli:dɪŋ]
How to pronounce pleading in American English:
US [ˈplidɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
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- Adjective:
- expressing earnest entreaty
Word Origin
- pleading (n.)
- late 13c., "the carrying on of a suit at court," verbal noun from plead (v.). Meaning "supplication, intercession" is from early 15c.
Example
- 1. After some pleading dr hauser sent him sample footage .
- 2. Consider pleading and imploringpeople into the faith .
- 3. They are also pleading with governments to cut payroll taxes .
- 4. Pleading , imploring , reasoning are all part of the rhetoric we findwhen the gospel is preached in the bible .
- 5. All eyes are on the screen where an old mother is pleading with her wayward son to mend his ways .