Similar words: pleadingly, leading, misleading, reading, heading, subheading, plead, headiness. Meaning: ['plɪːdɪŋ] n. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding. adj. expressing earnest entreaty.
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31. Emerson recognized the enemy and recoiled against it, pleading that the nation be rebuilt solely on the rights of man.
32. As if pleading helped - she might as well try to appeal to the better nature of a power-crazed tyrant.
33. Looking back he saw that she was pleading with the gatekeeper, who continued to shake his head.
34. Irvin is on probation after pleading no contest in July to a felony charge of cocaine possession.
35. No telephone applications or any amount of pleading will ensure exception to these dates.
36. The pleading was, however, objectionable on various formal grounds which formed the basis of the special demurrer.
37. But within the hour, Fifi is on the phone with Manuelito, pleading for forgiveness.
38. His voice was urgent, pleading, but Marie shut it out.
39. The situation is drastic, but I suspect that we will not hear special pleading for Bass workers from Conservative Members.
40. We should note that this analysis involves an element of special pleading.
41. Apparently she was not prepared to risk this for the sake of pleading Russell's cause.
42. She leaves to visit her aunt Gritty Moss; but he calls on her there, again pleading his love for her.
43. Watson, of Walworth, was convicted of robbing the Connollys and Mrs McDevitt after pleading not guilty at a previous hearing.
44. This too must be shown ... That evening she turned down a prior supper engagement, pleading a headache.
45. If counsel settled the pleading for further and better particulars, his name should appear at the end.
46. I almost do not hear the women pleading behind the partition.
47. While he was pleading I noticed the young black woman was becoming agitated.
48. Another batch of letters has reached my desk, some pleading, others offering help to my more unfortunate patients.
49. The pupil spends his days far better drafting a pleading or writing an opinion and having his master criticise his work afterwards.
50. If he had come begging and pleading, I would have laughed at him and kicked him in the teeth.
51. Mr Mackie, who has the full backing of his firm, is pleading not guilty to the charge.
52. Then the Prophet's eyes snapped open again and the pleading was gone.
53. When they reached the door she hesitated and threw him a pleading look.
54. She wrote scores of letters pleading with her parents to bring her home.
55. Other problems stem from the ambiguities of language and the complex rules of pleading.
56. Izzie tugging on his arm, pleading,(Sentencedict.com) and her father pushing her away.
57. Now she held it in her hand with the cross, a silent pleading for Rob's return.
58. Occasionally there will still be glimpses of the real person, pleading for help and desperately trying to be free.
59. Pleading guilty to arson, he was given two years' probation.
60. First he supported the legislation and then we heard his special pleading for his constituency.
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