plea, n.
(pleas)
(pleas)
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
<noun.act>
plea
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part holonym
domain of synset (topic)
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
<noun.communication>
plea
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domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
a humble request for help from someone in authority
<noun.communication>
plea supplication
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym