Plea

//pliː//

Synonyms for "plea" (71 found)

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Translations

96 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • апел noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • защитна реч noun (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration)
  • извинение noun (excuse)
  • молба noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Catalan

1 entries
  • súplica noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 懇求 /恳求 noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • 請求 /请求 noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • 辯解 /辩解 noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • 辯護 /辩护 noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)

Dutch

4 entries
  • pleidooi noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • pleidooi noun (excuse)
  • pleidooi noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • pleidooi noun (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • pledo noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Finnish

4 entries
  • anomus noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • oikeusjuttu noun (law: cause in court)
  • perustelu noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • puolustelu noun (excuse)

French

2 entries
  • appel noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • supplication noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

German

4 entries
  • Appell noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • Bitte noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • Entschuldigung noun (excuse)
  • Ersuchen noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Hindi

1 entries
  • याचना noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • előterjesztés noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • folyamodvány noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • kifogás noun (excuse)
  • kérelem noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Irish

3 entries
  • pléadáil noun (law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause)
  • pléadáil noun (law: allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer)
  • pléadáil noun (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration)

Italian

4 entries
  • appello noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • domanda noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • eccezione noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • eccezione noun (law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 嘆願 noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • 弁解 noun (excuse)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • молба noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Persian

2 entries
  • تقاضا noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • دادخواست noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • apelo noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • desculpa noun (excuse)
  • desculpa noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • rogo noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Russian

4 entries
  • жа́лоба noun (law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause)
  • заявле́ние noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • заявле́ние noun (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration)
  • иск noun (law: that which is alleged by a party in support of his cause)

Spanish

4 entries
  • alegato noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)
  • alegato noun (that which is presented in defense or justification)
  • alegato noun (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration)
  • justificación noun (excuse)

Swedish

1 entries
  • svaromål noun (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • בקשה noun (appeal, petition, entreaty)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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God, hear my plea.

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Please don't do translations if you're crap at it. This is a plea from the English translation clients.

Source: tatoeba (328338)

The defence attorney achieved a plea deal of ILS 5 million.

Source: tatoeba (1501531)

Your Honor, while this case is marked for trial, in fact, the defendant would like to accept a plea.

Source: tatoeba (2313216)

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