pleaded

VERB

beg, request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal ask petition pray solicit

STRONG

beseech crave crawl entreat implore importune supplicate

WEAK

cop a plea entreaty make up for square things

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refuse

STRONG

answer

WEAK

decide punish reply sentence

VERB

present a defense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allege argue assert cite declare maintain respond

STRONG

adduce advocate avouch present vouch

WEAK

answer charges cop a plea give evidence plea bargain put forward use as excuse

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny ignore

WEAK

answer decide punish reply sentence

Example Sentences

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What’s next: Pleaded not guilty to all counts.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Pleaded guilty to conspiring against the US and lying to the FBI and admitted helping Manafort doctor financial statements, hide sources of foreign income, mislead banks to get loans and cheat on his US taxes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2019

Conviction: Pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax fraud and making false statements stemming from renovation work on his Bronx home that was paid for by a shady construction firm in New Jersey.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2016

Pleaded guilty to giving false testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee about antitrust suit against ITT.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pleaded lack of notice of questions put to him.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 24, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir