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plead

verb /plid/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 10
Definitions
verb

appeal or request earnestly

“I pleaded with him to stop”

verb

enter a plea, as in courts of law

“She pleaded not guilty”

verb

make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

verb

offer as an excuse or plea

“She was pleading insanity”

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