pleader
One who implores
A pleader is someone who pleads—who makes an earnest appeal or argues a case.
The word most often describes someone advocating on behalf of another: a pleader for the poor, a passionate pleader for reform.
In legal contexts, a pleader is one who presents arguments before a court.
One who formally requests
- supplicantOne who humbly entreats
- applicantOne who formally requests
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
- requesterOne who asks
entreater · seeker · beggar · appellant · complainant · prayer · mercy · clemency
UK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- counselExpert guidance offered
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
litigator · defendant · plaintiff · appellant · respondent · petitioner · litigant · prosecutor
Top competitor, or advocate
- campaignerOne who advocates publicly
- activistVigorous cause champion
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- supporterOne who backs another
spokesperson · defender · voice · cause · reform · rights · humanitarian · intercessor
Persuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- appealFormal review request
pathos · ethos · logos · discourse · articulation · forensics · dialectic · polemic
Judicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- juryLegal decision-making body
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
judge · dock · cross-examination · prosecution · defense · evidence · objection · arraignment
petitioner
One who formally requests
- supplicantOne who humbly entreats
- applicantOne who formally requests
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
requester · entreater · seeker · beggar · appellant · complainant · prayer · mercy · clemency · intercession
barrister
UK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- counselExpert guidance offered
- advocatePublic cause supporter
attorney · litigator · defendant · plaintiff · appellant · respondent · petitioner · litigant · prosecutor · defender
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
- campaignerOne who advocates publicly
- activistVigorous cause champion
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
supporter · spokesperson · defender · voice · cause · reform · rights · humanitarian · intercessor · mediator
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
appeal · pathos · ethos · logos · discourse · articulation · forensics · dialectic · polemic · impassioned
trial
Judicial examination of claims
testimony · judge · dock · cross-examination · prosecution · defense · evidence · objection · arraignment · summons
- petitionersplaintiff, appellant, claimant, applicant, complainant
- requestersrequester, asker, askers, seeker, seekers
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
pleaderaccuser
One who alleges wrongdoing
prosecutor · attacker · denouncer · plaintiff · complainant
- pleads the fifthClaims constitutional silence right
- pleading the FifthRefusing to testify constitutionally
- pleaded the FifthExercised self-incrimination protection
- special pleadingDemanding unjustified exceptions