plead

flehen, inständig bitten

Sehr eindringlich um etwas bitten, oft aus Verzweiflung oder großer Aufregung.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask for something very strongly, often because you are upset or desperate.

• He pleaded for help.
• She pleaded with her parents to let her go.
• Please don't leave, he pleaded.

So benutzt man es: plead for something (The prisoners pleaded for mercy.); plead with someone to do something (She pleaded with him to stay.)

Synonyme: beg, implore, beseech

Häufige Wendungen: plead for mercy, plead with someone, plead for help

sich schuldig bekennen, auf nicht schuldig plädieren

Vor Gericht förmlich erklären, ob man sich hinsichtlich einer strafrechtlichen Anklage schuldig oder nicht schuldig bekennt.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell a court formally whether you accept or deny a criminal charge.

• He pleaded guilty.
• She will plead not guilty to the charge.
• How did the defendant plead?

So benutzt man es: plead guilty to something (He pleaded guilty to theft.); plead not guilty to something (She pleaded not guilty to all charges.)

Häufige Wendungen: plead guilty, plead not guilty, plead to something

plädieren, vertreten

Argumente vorbringen, die eine Person, ein Anliegen oder einen Rechtsfall unterstützen.

In einfachem Englisch: To present arguments supporting a person, request, or legal case.

• The lawyer pleaded his case.
• She pleaded the children's cause before the council.
• He has pleaded many difficult cases in this court.

So benutzt man es: plead someone's case (The lawyer pleaded her client's case before the judge.); plead for someone/something (She pleaded for the workers before the committee.)

Synonyme: argue, advocate

Häufige Wendungen: plead a case, plead someone's cause, plead for someone

als Entschuldigung anführen, vorschützen

Einen bestimmten Grund als Entschuldigung dafür nennen, was man getan hat oder nicht tun kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To give a particular reason as an excuse for what you did or cannot do.

• She pleaded ignorance of the rules.
• He pleaded illness and stayed home.
• You cannot plead poverty after buying that expensive car.

So benutzt man es: plead something as an excuse (He pleaded illness as an excuse for his absence.)

Synonyme: cite, claim

Häufige Wendungen: plead ignorance, plead illness, plead poverty