1 the answer that a person gives in court when they have been accused of committing a crime:
3 the answer that a person gives in court to the accusation of having committed a crime:
4 a statement made by someone in a court of law in which they say if they are guilty of something that they are accused of:
a guilty/not guilty plea The guilty plea will mark the second time in eight years that the oil company has been convicted of a federal environmental crime in Alaska.
a plea of guilty/not guilty She entered a plea of not guilty in federal court Friday to multiple extortion and bribery charges.
enter/withdraw a plea Recent reforms will allow them to enter a plea of diminished political responsibility.
The president has made an emotional plea for the killing to stop.
Relatives of the dead made an impassioned plea for the bodies to be flown back to this country.
The child's mother made a passionate plea for help.
Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for financial assistance.
Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of her crime was not accepted.
The judge is not likely to look favourably on a plea of not guilty.
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請求, 懇求,懇請, 陳述…
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请求, 恳求,恳请, 陈述…
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(mahkeme) davalı beyanı, yalvarma, yakarma…
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plaidoirie [feminine], appel [masculine], défense…
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