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plea

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﹒A formal statement made by or on behalf of a defendant in a court of law.

﹒An urgent or emotional request or appeal.

﹒An excuse or pretext given to justify an action or failure.

Examples

﹒The lawyer made a final plea to the jury to consider the defendant's difficult upbringing.

﹒Her desperate plea for help did not go unnoticed by the neighbors.

﹒The organization issued a public plea for donations to support the disaster relief efforts.

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