pleading

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pleading Definition

• (n) (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
• (s) expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"

pleading Synonyms

• appealing
• imploring
• importunate
• pleading