pleading

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
  2. verb appeal or request earnestly
  3. verb offer as an excuse or plea

Etymology

By surface analysis, plead + -ing.

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