pleads
Asks with desperation
Pleads is the third-person singular of plead.
To plead is to make an earnest appeal: She pleads for mercy.
In legal contexts, to plead is to formally respond to charges: He pleads guilty, She pleads not guilty.
Someone who pleads a case argues it before a court.
To plead ignorance or poverty is to offer it as an excuse: He pleads ignorance of the rules.
Party facing charges
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
jury · verdict · trial · arraignment · hearing · indictment · cross-examination · defense
Urgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
kneeling · prostration · desperate · mercy · clemency · forgiveness · tearful · begging
Intense mental suffering
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
regret · sorrow · grief · heartache · tearful · passionate · fervent · heartfelt
Driven by urgent need
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
pressing · imperative · last-ditch · life-or-death · emergency · earnest · intense · fervent
Acting on another's behalf
- appealFormal review request
- petitionFormal written appeal
- representationDepiction or likeness
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
championing · arguing · vouching · mediating · intervening · defending · supporting · negotiating
defendant
Party facing charges
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
judge · jury · verdict · trial · arraignment · hearing · indictment · cross-examination · defense · evidence
imploring
Urgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
groveling · kneeling · prostration · desperate · mercy · clemency · forgiveness · tearful · begging · importuning
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
contrition · regret · sorrow · grief · heartache · tearful · passionate · fervent · heartfelt · sincere
desperate
Driven by urgent need
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
insistent · pressing · imperative · last-ditch · life-or-death · emergency · earnest · intense · fervent · repeated
intercession
Acting on another's behalf
- appealFormal review request
- petitionFormal written appeal
- representationDepiction or likeness
lobbying · championing · arguing · vouching · mediating · intervening · defending · supporting · negotiating
- guilty pleaAdmitting criminal responsibility
- pleads the fifthClaims constitutional silence right
- plea dealNegotiated criminal case resolution
- plea bargainNegotiated criminal case resolution
- cop a pleaAccept reduced charges
- pleading the FifthRefusing to testify constitutionally