"Pleads" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To beg or appeal humbly and earnestly, especially in a difficult situation, for something such as help or mercy.
Collateral1. written or oral arguments presented to a court or other tribunal to persuade it to decide in favor of the party presenting them.2. The formal written statements setting out the grounds on which a person sues another to court.Example: "her palimony claim had been accepted as part of the pleadings".Origin: late 15th century: from Latin placiativus, from placitum, plea.