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pleading

2 syllables
nounadjective
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As a noun, pleading means the act of making a plea. As an adjective, it means that pleads.

Meanings of pleading

5 meanings

noun

  1. The act of making a plea.

  2. legalA document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.

  3. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

verb

Present participle of plead

adjective

  1. That pleads.

  2. Begging

    Similar: beseeching, imploring

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: begging
beseechingimploring

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