English Explanatory Dictionary

pleading

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of making a plea.
  2. A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of plead
adj
  1. That pleads.

Pronunciation

/ˈpliːdɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pleading.wav

Word forms

pleading pleadings more pleading most pleading

Etymology

By surface analysis, plead + -ing.

Derived words

artful pleading shotgun pleading special pleading nonpleading pleadingly pleadingness unpleading
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