- present participle of plead.
pleading
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He later served time in prison, pleading guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and other charges, but President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in October 2025.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mayor Jean Massillon had been pleading for help for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Philip Jerome, of Winchester, Hampshire, appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on his 49th birthday after pleading guilty to four breach charges.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Theater owners and two major Hollywood unions — the Directors Guild of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — have joined the parade pleading for a settlement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Adria and I had been pleading with him for a dog for years.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The judge reviewed all the pleadings, spoke to the victim’s family, and agreed that the negotiation was “a proper remedy” under the circumstances.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024
It took 142 hearing days spread over almost six years, 800 pages of pleadings and more than 3,000 pages of documents from the lawyers to arrive at today's verdicts.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
District Court for the Western District of Washington, went on for years, with nearly 300 docket entries, some 20,000 pages of documents, exhibits, pleadings, claims and counterclaims.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
“Jerree . . .” “Come out and play, Jerry . . .” A parody of those long ago childhood pleadings.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
