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plead
verb
To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
"The defendant has decided to plead not guilty."
To beg, beseech, or implore.
"He pleaded with me not to leave the house."
To offer by way of excuse.
"Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness."
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