English-Finnish translations for plead

• vedota
  Emme saa antaa kenenkään vedota tarpeeseen puolustaa omaa maataan kansallisella tai Euroopan tasolla. Let nobody plead the need to defend their country at national level and continental level!
  Jos parlamentti silti myöntää vastuuvapauden, myöhemmin on mahdotonta vedota tietämättömyyteen. If Parliament still grants discharge, it will not then be possible subsequently to plead ignorance.
  Haluaisin vedota sen puolesta, että jäsenvaltioiden sisäiset alueelliset intressit unohdettaisiin tässä erityisessä asiassa. I would plead for the internal territorial interests of Member States to be overcome on this particular point.

Definition of plead

• To present , especially in a legal case
• To beg, beseech, or implore
• To offer by way of excuse
• To discuss by arguments

Examples

• The defendant has decided to plead not guilty
• He pleaded with me not to leave the house
• Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness.

Related words

• pleading
• pleadingly
• interpleader
• Upleadon
• plead guilty
• plead the fifth
• plead for
• to beg and plead