Betekenis van plead In het Nederlands

• 0 to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something:

  • He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.

  • She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers.

  • [ + speech ] "Give us more time," they pleaded.

• 1 to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court:

  • The defendant pleaded not guilty/innocent to robbery with violence.

  • They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).

  • The judge ruled her unfit to plead (= to answer a legal charge) on the grounds of insanity.

• 2 to say something as an excuse or explanation:

  • She left early, pleading pressure of work.

  • He pleaded ignorance when they found the package in his suitcase.

• 3 to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something:

  • She appeared on television to plead for help in finding her child.

• 4 to give an official answer to an accusation in a law court:

  • to plead guilty/not guilty

• 5 to say in a court of law if you are guilty or not guilty of something that you have been accused of:

  • plead guilty/not guilty to sth They pleaded guilty to price-fixing and paid a $45 million fine.