plea

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At least 28 of them have taken plea deals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

As of Wednesday, neither spouse had entered a plea on those charges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Woods, who was also charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, submitted a written plea of not guilty via his lawyers on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s unclear if this is a plea or a pleasantry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

After a time he would give up once more, on the plea that he had not got Cobbs’s bill, or Lobbs’s, or Nobbs’s, as the case might be.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens