plea in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plea in the English»French Dictionary

plea [Brit pliː, Am pli] N

1. plea:

plea (for tolerance, mercy etc)

appel m (for à)

plea (for money, food)

demande f (for de)

her plea that the school (should) be kept open

son appel pour que l'école soit maintenue

to make a plea for aid

lancer un appel à l'aide

his plea for the homeless

son appel en faveur des sans-abri

she ignored his pleas

elle est restée sourde à ses prières

2. plea LAW:

to make or enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider coupable/non coupable

to make a plea of self-defence/insanity

plaider la légitime défense/la démence

3. plea (excuse):

plea

excuse f

on the plea that …

sous prétexte que …

dilatory plea N LAW

dilatory plea

exception f dilatoire

plea bargaining N LAW

plea bargaining

arrangement entre la défense et l'accusation visant à réduire les charges si l'accusé plaide coupable pour un délit moins grave

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impassioned appeal, plea, speech

véhément

heartfelt word, appeal, plea, prayer

qui vient du cœur

heart-rending cry, sob, appeal, plea

déchirant

Translations for plea in the French»English Dictionary

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adjuration

plea

plaidoirie

plea

supplication

plea

plaidoyer fig

plea (en faveur de in favour Brit of, contre against)

plea in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plea in the English»French Dictionary

plea [pli:] N

1. plea (entreaty, appeal):

plea

appel m

to make a plea for help/mercy

appeler à l'aide/la clémence

2. plea (formal statement by a defendant):

plea

défense f

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider coupable/non coupable

3. plea form (pretext, excuse):

plea

excuse f

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urgent appeal, plea

urgent(e)

to cop a plea

plaider coupable

enter plea

interjeter

to put in a plea

plaider

Translations for plea in the French»English Dictionary

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prière

plea

plea Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a plea for help/mercy

appeler à l'aide/la clémence

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider coupable/non coupable

to cop a plea

plaider coupable

to put in a plea

plaider

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The court then threw him in prison and again brought him back to court and demanded a plea.

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Both writers entered a plea of not guilty.

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He served as judge of the court of common pleas 1860-1865.

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Sir, this is not so much a plea against this law as it is in favor of blotting our territory with slavery.

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He was denied bail and not asked to enter a plea.

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The judge at first instance refused to leave the defence of medical necessity to the jury so the defendant changed his plea to guilty.

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This theme is further developed with the plea to the volcano to listen trustingly to the human voice.

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There is a plea for taxing headscarves however.

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The jury at their trial rejected their pleas of innocence and found them guilty of highway robbery.

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A fine of $25,000 was imposed following the bank's guilty plea and tha the bank had learned from the incident.

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