plea of justification

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• plea — / plē/ n [Anglo French plei plai legal action, trial, from Old French plait plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a: an allegation of fact… …   Law dictionary

• Plea — Plea, n. [OE. plee, plai, plait, fr. OF. plait, plaid, plet, LL. placitum judgment, decision, assembly, court, fr. L. placitum that which is pleasing, an opinion, sentiment, from placere to please. See {Please}, and cf. {Placit}, {Plead}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plea — [plē] n. [ME plai < OFr plaid, suit, plea < L placitum, opinion, order, orig. that which is pleasing, orig. neut. pp. of placere, to PLEASE] 1. a statement in defense or justification; excuse 2. an earnest and urgent request; appeal;… …   English World dictionary

• plea — [n1] begging request appeal, application, entreaty, imploration, imprecation, intercession, orison, overture, petition, prayer, round robin*, solicitation, suit, supplication; concept 662 Ant. answer, reply plea [n2] excuse, defense action, alibi …   New thesaurus

• plea — 1 *apology, apologia, excuse, pretext, alibi Analogous words: explanation, justification, rationalization (see corresponding verbs at EXPLAIN): defense, vindication (see corresponding verbs at MAINTAIN) 2 *prayer, suit, petition, appeal Analogous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• justification — [n] reason, excuse absolution, account, acquittal, advocacy, answer, apologia, apology, approval, argument, basis, confirmation, defense, exculpation, exoneration, explanation, extenuation, grounds, idea, mitigation, palliation, palliative, plea …   New thesaurus

• plea — /plee/, n. 1. an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy. 2. something that is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defense or justification. 3. an excuse; pretext: He begged off on the plea that his car wasn t working. 4. Law. a. an allegation made by, or …   Universalium

• plea — /pli / (say plee) noun 1. that which is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defence or justification. 2. Law a. (formerly) a legal proceeding, a common plea being a civil action, and a plea of the Crown being a criminal action. b. an allegation made by …  

• plea — noun Etymology: Middle English ple, plede, from Anglo French plai, pleit from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided more at please Date: 13th century 1. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• plea — [[t]pli[/t]] n. pl. pleas 1) an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy[/ex] 2) something that is alleged, urged, or pleaded in defense or justification 3) an excuse; pretext: He begged off on the plea that his car wasn t working[/ex] 4) law a) an… …   From formal English to slang

• plea — noun 1) a plea for aid Syn: appeal, entreaty, supplication, petition, request, call, suit, solicitation 2) her plea of a headache was unconvincing Syn: claim, explanation, defense, j …   Thesaurus of popular words