verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beg/plead for mercy (= ask in a desperate way for someone's mercy )
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She continued the punishment, although they begged for mercy.
plead guilty to a charge (= say formally in court that you are guilty )
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The youth pleaded guilty to a charge of arson.
pleaded guilty
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He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.
special pleading
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
case
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A tribunal was decided on in Rome and Philip sent ambassadors to plead his case .
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Parties to disputes had to plead their own cases .
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Mr. Thorpe then contacted the Health Authority himself and pleaded his case to no avail.
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A lot of actors in his position right now would be literally pleading their case .
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He traveled to Athens, sent there by Apollo to plead his case before Athena.
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In the cleaned-up government of President Aquino there was no Information Ministry to plead my case to.
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The Sox are employing a tough negotiator, Frank Casey, to plead their case before an arbitrator.
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Sperle pleaded guilty in the case in November, and now faces sentencing in February.
cause
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He was rash enough to plead the cause of feminine education and at the same time to urge public control of brothels.
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Meanwhile, Fokker employees are out pleading their cause .
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Denied access to them, she successfully pleaded their cause with the mayor.
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Apparently she was not prepared to risk this for the sake of pleading Russell's cause .
charge
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The youth pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary and five motoring offences.
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He pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing the giro.
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Williams has pleaded guilty to reduced charges .
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He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft of articles of clothing.
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He pleaded innocent to the charges .
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The co-defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of committing an act of gross indecency with the appellant.
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Most of the suppliers accused in the sting operations have pleaded guilty to fraud charges .
contest
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The company also pleaded no contest to falsifying its records to hide the illegal contributions.
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Irvin is on probation after pleading no contest in July to a felony charge of cocaine possession.
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The study excluded cases in which defendants pleaded guilty or no contest , and it did not involve new interviews with defendants.
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Unocal later pleads no contest to 12 criminal counts filed by the state and agrees to pay a $ 3 million fine.
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Last month, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor voter-fraud charge.
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Earlier this week, Sherrod pleaded no contest to contempt of court for fleeing Holley.
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Irvin served a five-game suspension this season after pleading no contest to felony cocaine possession.
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Burgess pleaded no contest and was fined $ 150.
count
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Hogg then pleaded guilty to three counts of supplying methodone to others on February 13, 1999.
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Gould was eventually caught last year, and pleaded guilty to 51 counts of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering.
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In an agreement with prosecutors, she pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and two counts of armed robbery.
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In 1962, the deejay pleaded guilty to two counts of commercial bribery.
court
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When I went to court I pleaded guilty, and I didn't get a sentence, so I was out again.
defendant
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A defendant who pleads that he was erroneously convicted is putting up a positive case and can be asked for particulars.
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Four co-\#defendants already have pleaded guilty.
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All the defendants pleaded not guilty.
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But both defendants plead not guilty and the trial continues.
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The study excluded cases in which defendants pleaded guilty or no contest, and it did not involve new interviews with defendants.
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Both of the defendants pleaded not guilty on all counts.
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Among other findings, the court ruled that defendants could plead that they were just following orders.
felony
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Five years ago, four people pleaded guilty to felonies for having recorded and disseminated a phone conversation of Gov.
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Irvin served a five-game suspension this season after pleading no contest to felony cocaine possession.
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Honegger pleaded guilty to a felony forgery charge in October and was sentenced last week to six months of house arrest.
fraud
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Most of the suppliers accused in the sting operations have pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
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Mirretti had pleaded guilty to fraud , bribery, theft and conspiracy to obstruct a criminal investigation.
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Later he pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion in connection with defrauding Rose clients of nearly $ 400, 000.
help
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The relationship didn't work out, and early one Sunday morning she rang Horsley pleading for help .
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Some of the survivors were heard tapping signals to rescuers and pleading for help .
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She had pleaded for help as eloquently as she could.
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Occasionally there will still be glimpses of the real person, pleading for help and desperately trying to be free.
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I plead for help , to you who caused my suffering, and you do not even bother to reply!
mercy
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The elder brother was shot in the stomach as he knelt pleading for mercy .
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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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The killer was not hit but lay pleading for mercy .
misdemeanor
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Mr Watt pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge.
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In 1989, John Bennis pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge.
voice
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His voice was urgent, pleading , but Marie shut it out.
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Her voice was soft and pleading .
■ VERB
agree
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Fisher has agreed to plead guilty to the charges and faces a year in prison.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
plead no contest
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He pleaded no contest to driving without a license.
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As a result, McCowan pleaded no contest , Sacks said.
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Burgess pleaded no contest and was fined $ 150.
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Earlier this week, Sherrod pleaded no contest to contempt of court for fleeing Holley.
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Irvin is on probation after pleading no contest in July to a felony charge of cocaine possession.
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Irvin served a five-game suspension this season after pleading no contest to felony cocaine possession.
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Last month, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor voter-fraud charge.
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The company also pleaded no contest to falsifying its records to hide the illegal contributions.
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Unocal later pleads no contest to 12 criminal counts filed by the state and agrees to pay a $ 3 million fine.
plead/take the Fifth (Amendment)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"How do you plead ?" "Not guilty, your honor."
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"Please forgive me," she pleaded "I'll never do it again."
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"You've got to help me," Magruder pleaded.
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Parker pleaded with his supporters in the crowd to remain calm.
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The wife of one of the hostages appeared on TV last night to plead for her husband's life.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He's going to plead my health and my state.
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He plead guilty and was fined $ 240.
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He was ousted, tried, pleaded good intentions, and was acquitted.
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Now it is pleading with the banks to reschedule £250m of borrowings to keep the company afloat.
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She had pleaded, more than truthfully, a headache, and had settled to read.
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Terror stricken; the little pimp had pleaded with him, offered him money.
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The study excluded cases in which defendants pleaded guilty or no contest, and it did not involve new interviews with defendants.
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Their speeches had a pitiful, pleading quality about them, exacerbating the problem.