plea
英 [pli?]
美[pli]
- n. 懇求，請(qǐng)求；辯解，辯護(hù)；借口，托辭
英英釋意
- 1. a humble request for help from someone in authority
- 2. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- 3. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed