PLEA
\plˈiː], \plˈiː], \p_l_ˈiː]\
Definitions of PLEA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
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(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
By Princeton University
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an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
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(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.
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That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology.
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An urgent prayer or entreaty.
By Oddity Software
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That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.
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That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology.
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An urgent prayer or entreaty.
By Noah Webster.
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The defendant's formal answer to criminal charges. Typically defendants enter one of the following pleas: guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere. A plea is usually entered when charges are formally brought (at arraignment).
By Oddity Software
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An excuse or apology; an entreaty; as, a plea for mercy; the defendant's answer to the charges in a lawsuit.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Norman French, French, Latin] An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a more limited and usual sense, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand;—a cause in court; a lawsuit;—a controversy; a debate;—that which is advance in defence or proof of; ground; justification;—an excuse; an apology;—urgent prayer or entreaty.
