pleading
pleading Lexical Profile
pleading Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Expressing an earnest, urgent, or emotional request for help, mercy, or sympathy.
"The stray dog looked up at the passersby with large, pleading eyes."
• noun
The action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.
"Despite his earnest pleading, the committee refused to extend the application deadline."
A formal written statement filed with a court by a party in a lawsuit, setting forth their claims, allegations, or defenses (often used in the plural).
"The defense attorney reviewed the initial pleadings to prepare a motion to dismiss."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'pledinge', derived from the verb 'plead', which entered English via Anglo-Norman 'pleder' and Old French 'plaidier' (to go to law), ultimately from Medieval Latin 'placitare', from Latin 'placitum' (an opinion or decree).