名詞 pleading:

1. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

動詞 plead:

1. appeal or request earnestly
   同義詞：plead
2. offer as an excuse or plea
   同義詞：plead
3. enter a plea, as in courts of law
   同義詞：plead
4. make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
   同義詞：plead

形容詞 pleading:

1. expressing earnest entreaty
   同義詞：appealing, imploring, importunate

1. Pleading must be submitted to the court when the action is set down for trial.
   在訴訟被登記進入審判前答辯狀必須呈交法院。
2. An affidavit that attests to the truth of a pleading.
   宣誓供詞證明某一申訴屬實的宣誓書
3. He apologized for not coming to the party, pleading pressure of work.
   他為不能到會而道歉，推說是工作太忙。
4. Pleading ignorance of the law won't help you if you are caught.
   假若因犯法被抓住，藉口不知是犯法亦無濟於事。

plead.ing

n.（名詞）
A plea; an entreaty.
懇求；請求
Law Advocacy of causes in court.
【法律】 辯護：法庭中案件的辯護
Law
【法律】
A formal statement, generally written, propounding the cause of action or the defense in a case.
訴狀，答辯狀：提出訴訟案件或對案件辯護的正式的一般為書面的聲明書
pleadings The consecutive statements, allegations, and counterallegations made in turn by plaintiff and defendant, or prosecutor and accused, in a legal proceeding.
pleadings 起訴狀，答辯狀：在法律程序中，分別由原告、被告或檢舉人和被檢舉人所做的連續(xù)的供述、辯解和反辯解