To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.
To beg, beseech, or implore.
He pleaded with me not to leave the house.
To offer by way of excuse.
Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness.
To discuss by arguments.
The act of making a plea.
A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
That pleads.