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plea is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

  1. noun. 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.
  2. noun. A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. See under Common.
  3. noun. That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology.
  4. noun. An urgent prayer or entreaty.
  5. noun. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
  6. noun. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
  7. noun. a humble request for help from someone in authority

    Synonyms: supplication

Synonyms

supplication

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in plea:

alep, leap, lepa, pale, peal

Common word forms

pleas

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