1. (noun)supplication, plea a humble request for help from someone in authority Synonyms: plea, prayer, supplication, invocation
2. (noun)plea (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) Synonyms: supplication
3. (noun)plea an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed Synonyms: supplication
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'plea'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. plea All these words express one's answer to a charge of wrong or error that is or might be made. Apology has undergone a remarkable change from its old sense of a valiant defense--as in Justin Martyr Synonyms: apology, acknowledgment, defense, excuse, plea, confession, exculpation, justification, vindication Antonyms: accusation, charge, condemnation, injury, offense, censure, complaint, imputation, insult, wrong
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