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Showing words for PLEADING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Pleading

pedaling, pleading

7 Letter Words for Pleading

adeling, aligned, apeling, dealing, leading, leaping, pealing, pingled, plained, pleaing

6 Letter Words for Pleading

aldine, algine, aliped, alpine, angild, angled, daeing, dangle, daniel, delian, denial, dingle, elapid, elding, enalid, engild, englad, gained, galeid, genial, genipa, gilden, gladen, lading, lagend, leadin, ligand, linage, nailed, nepali, padige, pagine, paidle, paigle, pained, paling, pandle, panged, pedial, penial, pigdan, pilage, pindal, pineal, pinged, pingle, planed, plangi, pleiad

5 Letter Words for Pleading

adige, agend, agile, agnel, ailed, alden, algid, algin, alien, align, alpen, angel, angle, anile, aping, daine, danli, deign, diane, digne, dinge, diple, elain, eland, eldin, eliad, endia, enpia, gaine, galen, gaped, gelid, genal, genip, ginep, glade, gland, glead, glean, glide, gnide, ideal, ingle, laden, ladin, lagen, laine, lande, langi, lapin, legin, lenad, lepid, liane, liang, ligan, ligne, linda, linea, lined, linga, linge, nagel, naled, nepal, ngapi, nidal, nidge, niepa, padge, padle, paged, pagle, pagne, paine, paled, paned, panel, pangi, pedal, penal, penda, pidan, piend, pilea, piled, pinda, pined, pinge, plage, plaid, plain, plane, plang, plead, plena, plied, pling

4 Letter Words for Pleading

aden, aged, agen, agin, agni, aide, aiel, aile, aine, alen, alep, alin, anil, aped, dail, dain, dale, dali, dane, dang, deal, dean, deia, deil, deli, deni, depa, diag, dial, dian, diel, dine, ding, dipl, eadi, egad, egal, eila, eild, elan, engl, epil, gade, gadi, gael, gaen, gaid, gail, gain, gale, gali, galp, gane, gape, geal, gean, gein, geld, gena, genl, gied, gien, gila, gild, gile, glad, gled, glei, glen, glia, glid, gpad, idea, idle, igad, ilea, inde, inga, lade, laen, laid, lain, land, lane, lang, lead, lean, leap, leda, lena, lend, leng, lepa, lied, lien, lige, lina, lind, line, ling, lipa, lipe, lndg, nael, nagi, naid, naig, nail, nale, nape, neal, neap, nepa, ngai, nide, nied, nile, nipa, padi, page, paid, pail, pain, pale, pali, pand, pane, pang, peag, peai, peal, pean, peda, pega, pela, pend, peng, peni, pial, pian, pied, pien, pila, pile, pina, pind, pine, ping, plan, plea, plia, plie

3 Letter Words for Pleading

ade, adp, age, aid, ail, ain, ald, ale, alg, aln, alp, and, ane, ape, apl, dae, dag, dal, dan, dap, dea, deg, dei, del, den, dep, dia, die, dig, dil, din, dip, dle, dna, dpi, ead, ean, edp, ela, eld, eli, end, eng, enl, epa, epi, gad, gal, gan, gap, gdp, ged, gel, gen, gid, gie, gin, gld, gnp, gpd, ida, ide, idp, ign, ile, ind, ing, ipl, lad, lag, lai, lan, lap, ldg, lea, led, leg, lei, lep, lid, lie, lig, lin, lip, lpn, nad, nae, nag, nap, nea, ned, neg, nei, nep, nid, nie, nig, nil, nip, pad, pal, pan, pdl, pdn, pea, ped, peg, pel, pen, pia, pid, pie, pig, pil, pin, pli

Definitions for Pleading

[1] the act of a person who pleads.
[2] Law . the advocating of a cause in a court of law. the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes. a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case. pleadings, the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.
[3] to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
[4] to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something: She pleaded with him not to take the job.
[5] to afford an argument or appeal: His youth pleads for him.
[6] Law . to make any allegation or plea in an action at law. to put forward an answer on the part of a defendant to a legal declaration or charge. to address a court as an advocate. Obsolete . to prosecute a suit or action at law.
[7] to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse: to plead ignorance.
[8] Law . to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court. to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law. to allege or cite in legal defense: to plead a statute of limitations.
[9] the act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client
[10] the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the parties to a legal action See also pleadings
[11] (when intr, often foll by with ) to appeal earnestly or humbly (to)
[12] (tr; may take a clause as object) to give as an excuse; offer in justification or extenuation to plead ignorance ; he pleaded that he was insane
[13] (intr often foll by for ) to provide an argument or appeal (for) her beauty pleads for her
[14] law to declare oneself to be (guilty or not guilty) in answer to the charge
[15] law to advocate (a case) in a court of law
[16] (intr) law to file pleadings to address a court as an advocate

Words related to Pleading

begging, beseeching, desirous

Words nearby Pleading

plea-bargain, pleach, plead, pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings, pleasance, pleasant, pleasant grove, pleasant hill

Origin of Pleading

1200–50; Middle English plaiden < Old French plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early Medieval Latin placitāre to litigate, derivative of Latin placitum opinion. See plea

Other words from Pleading

plead·ing·ly , adverb
plead·ing·ness , noun
non·plead·ing , adjective
non·plead·ing·ly , adverb
un·plead·ing , adjective
re·plead , verb, re·plead·ed, re·plead·ing.
un·plead·ed , adjective

Word origin for Pleading

C13: from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre to have a lawsuit, from Latin placēre to please; see plea

Synonyms for Pleading

begging, beseeching, supplicating, desirous