pleaded

verb

variants or pled also plead
past tense of plead
as in argued
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?

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Recent Examples of pleaded But records show Milton remained in custody and pleaded guilty July 8 to the original retail theft charge. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 In May, Fleck pleaded guilty to one count each of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. — Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Later that year, Lee pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and entering a restricted area during a live event. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 Pelosi pleaded guilty in 2022 to misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence in Napa County and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The man involved in the plot pleaded guilty to his charges in March and will be sentenced in August. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Labady has pleaded not guilty and his attorney declined to comment. — Gabrielle Fonrouge,scott Zamost,anna Gleason, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Almanzar Toribio, who pleaded guilty, was not charged in connection with Peña’s death, only for leaving the scene, prosecutors said. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Vega pleaded guilty in May 2026 to second-degree murder, ABC 30, KMPH and the Fresno Bee reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
  1. argued
  2. reasoned
  3. contended
  4. insisted
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  • In a letter obtained by TMZ, Hostin argued her son mistakenly entered the property while jogging after spotting what appeared to be a gravel incline suitable for hill training.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Backstage, Danhausen, Hendry and the Judgment Day argued over the money with Adam Pearce trying to keep the peace.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • Judge Eichenholtz also reasoned that Moody identified a contractual relationship.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
  • Should the luminiferous ether exist, then scientists reasoned that as the Earth orbits the sun at around 66,000 miles per hour (106,216 kilometers per hour), our planet should be moving through the ether, which had been deemed to be stationary.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of reasoned
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  • Lopez cited confidentiality concerns and contended that the DA office’s pursuit of Cybergenetics could be a tactic to glean insight from the defense.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Some reports, meanwhile, have even contended that AI has had no substantive impact on jobs so far.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • When the players went for a walk around the pitch with their medals around their necks, Tuchel insisted that Steele go with them.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Odysseus insisted on hearing their song and was tied to the mast.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of insisted

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