pleadings

noun

plural of pleading
as in pleas
an earnest request coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins

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Recent Examples of pleadings To date, no criminal charges have been brought against either company, both of which are identified as unnamed co-conspirators in criminal pleadings. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 After pleadings and petitions from the Portuguese community in Fall River, de Mello was released in January 1914 after serving approximately 21 years and was deported to Portugal. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The Times stands by our journalism, and the president’s legal pleadings will not change that or deter further reporting. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Jain said Jackson has not been formally served with any pleadings, and his representatives were never contacted by Mayers' team over the suit. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026 His firm twice praised the 2021 affidavit option in early court pleadings but made no mention in hearings of its disappearance from the new plan. — Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 In pleadings, lawyers for the state have insisted the Justice Department has no business telling the state how to care for Florida’s children. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026 His attorneys have said in legal pleadings that is incorrect. — Nolan Clay, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 Against 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao and now against Garcia, Barrios couldn’t let his hands go, despite the pleadings of his old trainer, Bob Santos, and new chief second Joe Goossen. — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleadings
  1. pleas
  2. appeals
  3. prayers
  4. petitions
Noun
  • After hearing pleas from more than a dozen prominent community and business leaders, commissioners agreed to decertify the entertainment district and strip it of its special privileges.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Smart did not enter pleas to charges of being armed, or pretending to be armed, in a way that may cause fear and with making an unlawful threat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleas
Noun
  • Even with the appeals and distractions of the intertidal world and a few early morning tongues of uni, our bags are still overflowing.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Hynes has said his relationship with the board — a quasi-judicial, three-member board that hears appeals to the assessor’s valuations — would be less adversarial than Kaegi’s.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • My 80-year-old mother and 87-year-old father were singing Hindu prayers to celebrate one of the most important holidays of our faith.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of prayers
Noun
  • Some members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition opposed the law, however, and right-wing opposition parties filed petitions to challenge it in court.
    — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Members have protested through petitions and an 1,100-member boycott.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of petitions

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“Pleadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleadings. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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