plural of pleading

(Britain, excepting Scotland), still used by some in the US, particularly in legal usage. simple past tense and past participle of plead

(transitive, intransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. / (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore. / (transitive) To offer by way of excuse.

The act of making a plea. / (law) A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.

present participle of plead

That pleads.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plead

plural of shotgun pleading

plural of artful pleading

plural of special pleading