English-Spanish translations for plead

• rogar
  Ese día el acusado oyó a personas rogar por sus vidas y a hombres llorar. That day, the accused heard people pleading for their lives and grown men crying.
  Rogaría que todas las partes implicadas se sentaran lo antes posible en torno a la mesa y pusieran punto final a la crisis. I would plead for all parties involved to get round the table as quickly as possible and bring this crisis to an end.
  En lugar de tener que rogar que se nos devuelva una pequeña cantidad, preferiríamos conservar nuestros fondos y decidir nosotros mismos cómo gastarlos. Rather than having to plead for a small amount to be returned to us, we should prefer to retain our funds and decide for ourselves how they are spent.

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