pléadáil — meaning in English

English meaning

• plea noun An urgent, heartfelt request.
• plead verb To argue a case formally, especially in court.
• wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

pléadáil is used for these senses in English:

• plead (ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
• wrangle (countable) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
• wrangle (uncountable) Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.

plea — full definition

1. noun An urgent, heartfelt request.
2. noun Law: a formal statement by a defendant responding to a charge.

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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