noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a passionate plea
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She made a passionate plea for tolerance.
entered...plea (= said that he was not guilty at the beginning of a court case )
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Wilson entered a plea of not guilty .
impassioned plea
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She appeared on television to make an impassioned plea for help.
plea bargaining
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
guilty
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Exxon subsequently withdrew guilty pleas to four misdemeanour charges relating to the spill, thereby formally dissolving the out of court settlement.
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The prosecutions that did not end until this year resulted in 14 convictions and guilty pleas .
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It can withdraw its guilty pleas and go to trial.
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Maryland authorities obtained a guilty plea from him to charges of securities violations, he admits.
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It can let its guilty pleas stand and then take its chances in court.
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The division brought charges against thirty-six Klan defendants in thirteen cases, resulting in fifteen guilty pleas .
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But the verdicts showed that the jury believed Hale despite his guilty plea and his admitted lies.
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The Justice Department also obtained guilty pleas in several cases.
impassioned
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The sisters are concerned and making an impassioned plea .
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The Princess Royal yesterday made an impassioned plea for help on behalf of the country's six million carers.
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The parents' impassioned pleas that the best places of safety for their children were with their families was disregarded.
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If the impassioned pleas are directed at those close to the culprits, I can not see them having much effect.
passionate
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He issued a passionate plea to Labour and the Conservatives to spell out what they would do in a hung Parliament.
personal
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I am compelled to add my personal plea to the current campaign for all young adults to receive the Salk vaccine.
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And Burr has issued a personal plea to Millwall fans in the match programme.
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He had state officials and bank presidents making personal pleas on his behalf.
■ NOUN
agreement
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He originally faced a 25-count indictment, which was dismissed as part of the plea agreement .
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The Reagan-era Interior Department chief faces a possible six-month sentence and $ 5, 000 fine in the plea agreement .
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As part of her plea agreement , she agreed to cooperate with federal officials and received two years' probation.
bargain
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Six had reached plea bargain arrangements with the authorities and the remaining seven were due to be tried later in the year.
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A source close to the defense team said the no contest plea was a key element in plea bargain negotiations.
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With their case in trouble, prosecutors agreed to a plea bargain .
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Herbert 92X refused to accept a plea bargain , since he regarded what had happened as an accident.
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Within this context, many observers were not surprised that the prosecuting authorities reached an unusual plea bargain arrangement with Kanemaru.
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Meaux accepted the plea bargain after the judge refused to suppress any of the evidence against him.
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The commencement of the trial ended a period of intense speculation that Barry would reach a plea bargain with the federal authorities.
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Ray Lewis sold out his homies for time served and a misdemeanor plea bargain .
bargaining
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A classic case of plea bargaining .
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But they say methods such as plea bargaining help to stop the courts becoming congested.
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The general sentiment among lawyers is that the Commission is likely to favour plea bargaining if sufficient safeguards can be built in.
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The system in Britain is not as dominated by plea bargaining , but it is certainly present.
■ VERB
accept
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The class have to plead for mercy on his behalf, but the King's envoy will only accept written pleas .
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Herbert 92X refused to accept a plea bargain, since he regarded what had happened as an accident.
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But the jury at Northampton Crown Court didn't accept his not guilty plea .
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Meaux accepted the plea bargain after the judge refused to suppress any of the evidence against him.
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She accepted a plea bargain and received a general discharge under honorable conditions.
change
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Arthur changed his plea half-way through his trial earlier and admitted the offence.
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If federal officials had their way, the defendants in three high-profile spy cases would change their pleas of not guilty.
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They changed their pleas mid-way through a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
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He wrote a letter seeking to change his plea three days later, but the judge died before acting on it.
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But as the trial opened, she changed her plea and admitted shooting Staudinger last December, at his Manhattan apartment.
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A last-minute application by him to change his plea was turned down by Judge Robin David yesterday.
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After changing their pleas to guilty 19 of the defendants were given suspended sentences; the remaining defendant was acquitted.
enter
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So may I enter a plea for simplicity, homeliness and humour, in the teaching of chemistry?
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Bokin, wearing a jailhouse orange shirt and slacks, did not enter a plea during his court hearing.
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He is not required to enter a plea at this point.
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His first appearance, an arraignment to enter a plea of guilty or not-guilty, is required by law.
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He entered no plea , but had previously denied any involvement in the killings.
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Highway 101 near Asti July 11, but entered a plea of no contest to assaulting the peace officer during the escape.
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Neither suspect entered a plea Tuesday.
hear
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But she did not hear his plea because the vertebrae in her neck had already snapped.
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Our request has been heard , our plea has been responded to.
ignore
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Jacqueline Hamilton, 41, also claims the police have ignored her pleas for help.
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Benitez, disgusted, gestured toward home plate umpire Jim Joyce, then turned toward McCoy, who ignored his plea .
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Trevor, thankfully, ignored my plea .
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He ignored Cranston's excited pleas to hurry and went over to the window, unrolling them carefully.
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Impassively, relentlessly, Curtis continued to soak the ranting man's clothing, ignoring his pleas .
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A note blaming social services chiefs for ignoring their plea for help was on the dashboard.
make
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The sisters are concerned and making an impassioned plea .
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He had state officials and bank presidents making personal pleas on his behalf.
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Brittan: Can I make a final plea ?
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Pataki hugged Mondello as Kemp made a plea for party unity.
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Tizhe made his decision to plea the day after prosecutors introduced devastating evidence that surfaced less than two weeks ago.
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He made no plea and was remanded in custody.
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I was on the verge of making one last plea when I was propelled backward through the open door.
reject
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He flatly rejected the pleas of Aung San to stand for election.
repeat
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At the dinner, Gandhi repeated his plea to present the award.
respond
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They responded eagerly to the plea for help from their re-attached and perhaps rather intimidated kinsmen.
support
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Therefore, I am pleased to support this plea .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cop a plea
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Duckett copped a plea to avoid going to jail.
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Thought I was copping a plea on ... diminished responsibility.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A homeless mother of six made a tearful plea for a home for her family.
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Ignoring the man's pleas, the soldier shot him in the head.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A heartfelt plea to any theatre proprietors who have a venue available during November.
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And owners note a perceptible increase in door-hangers, fliers and other pleas from agents to put their homes up for sale.
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And you stand condemned to centuries of ignominy, your well-polished plea unheard.
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Benitez, disgusted, gestured toward home plate umpire Jim Joyce, then turned toward McCoy, who ignored his plea .
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He sent a message saying that the Phoenix King did not answer demands but granted pleas.
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My final plea is that those who create new policies take seriously and consider fully the perspectives and situations of the practitioner.
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She had returned to try one more plea , but had stopped to listen.
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The goddess listened to his plea .