plea
Example Sentences
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As of Wednesday, neither spouse had entered a plea on those charges.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The sons had helped one of the scheme’s orchestrators resolve issues with Maduro “by intervening with their mother,” the banker told prosecutors as part of his guilty plea to a money-laundering charge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
On Friday, the boy appeared before Bristol Crown Court where he spoke only to enter his not guilty plea to murder, and a trial was listed for 15 June.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
She entered a not guilty plea through her attorney, L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Mr. Pumblechook and Mr. Hubble declined, on the plea of a pipe and ladies’ society; but Mr. Wopsle said he would go, if Joe would.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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