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pleading

PLEE-dihng
noun
1
The act of making an urgent request or a legal argument.
"His pleading finally convinced her to stay."
2
Law: a formal written document filed in a lawsuit.
"The lawyer filed the pleading with the court before the deadline."
adj
1
Expressing an urgent or emotional request.
"She gave him a pleading look, hoping he'd change his mind."

How to Use Pleading

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the act of begging/arguing, or (in law) a formal court document.

Word Forms

more pleading comparative, pleadings plural, most pleading superlative

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Etymology

From plead + -ing.

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