v appeal or request earnestly
v offer as an excuse or plea
v enter a plea, as in courts of law
v make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
v. 恳求, 请求( plead的第三人称单数 ); 提出…为借口[理由]; （向法庭）陈述案情; （在法庭）申辩, 认罪, 辩护