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plädieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • advocate noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
  • plead verb To argue a case formally, especially in court.

Senses

plädieren is used for these senses in English:

  • advocate (transitive) To encourage support for something.
  • advocate (Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
  • plead (ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

advocate — full definition

  1. noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
  2. noun A lawyer, especially one who represents a client in court.
  3. verb To publicly support or argue in favor of something.

plead — full definition

  1. verb To argue a case formally, especially in court.
  2. verb To beg for something urgently and emotionally.
  3. verb To offer something as an excuse.

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