Synonyms for plea
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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's Apologies for the Christian faith — to its present meaning of humble confession and concession. He who offers an apology admits himself, at least technically and seemingly, in the wrong. An apology is for what one has done or left undone; an excuse may be for what one proposes to do or leave undone as well; as, one sends beforehand his excuse for not accepting an invitation; if he should fail either to be present or to excuse himself, an apology would be in order. An excuse for a fault is an attempt at partial justification; as, one alleges haste as an excuse for carelessness. Confession is a full acknowledgment of wrong, generally of a grave wrong, with or without apology or excuse. Plea ranges in sense from a prayer for favor or pardon to an attempt at full vindication. Defense, exculpation, justification, and vindication are more properly antonyms than synonyms of apology in its modern sense, and should be so given, but for their connection with its historic usage. Compare CONFESS; DEFENSE.

   Synonyms:
   acknowledgment, apology, confession, defense, exculpation, excuse, justification, vindication

   Antonyms:
   accusation, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, imputation, injury, insult, offense, wrong

   Preposition:
   An apology to the guest for the oversight would be fitting.

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1. plea

   Synonyms:
   excuse, vindication, justification, ground, defence, apology, entreaty

   Antonyms:
   charge, accusation, impeachment, action

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1. supplication, pleanoun

   a humble request for help from someone in authority

   Synonyms:
   prayer, supplication, invocation

2. pleanoun

   (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

   Synonyms:
   supplication

3. pleanoun

   an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

   Synonyms:
   supplication

Matched Categories

1. • Answer
   • Due Process
   • Entreaty
   • Law

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1. pleanoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) allegation

2. pleanoun

   Synonyms:
   defence, excuse, apology, justification, vindication

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1. pleanoun

   Synonyms:
   defense, excuse, apology, vindication, intercession, prayer, entreaty

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1. List of paraphrases for "plea":

   appeal, advocacy, average, call, exception, request, means, medium, way, 'appello, argument

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1. Alvin Bragg:

   As a Black man, I have personally experienced racial profiling countless times in my life and I sympathize with the young man victimized in this incident, this plea ensures appropriate accountability for Miya Ponsetto by addressing underlying causes for Miya Ponsetto behavior and ensuring this conduct does not reoccur.

2. Chris Voss:

   A plea plus response equals a dialogue, you just need someone experienced enough to see it and then see how to leverage is. There is always leverage.

3. Christa Richello:

   I’ve never seen a case in history that somebody took a plea agreement so quickly, a case was completely ended and not investigated, and there’s all these different theories because normally this would be going on in a trial for years. And it was only two months to this plea agreement. And that’s what caught me.

4. Brian Erskine:

   After considerable discussion, in conjunction with significant compelling mitigation related to Ms. Fieramusca and the possible appellate issues related to the search of her residence, both parties feel that this is the appropriate resolution, i imagine many have questions that will never be adequately answered, nevertheless, I hope that this plea brings some closure to this family’s great loss.

5. John Dowd:

   The mistake was I should have put the lying to the FBI in a separate line referencing his plea, instead, I put it together and it made all you guys go crazy. A tweet is shorthand.