( v. t. )
To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors.
( v. t. )
To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012