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
为...辩护, 以...作为答辩, 以...为借口, 以...为理由, 辩护, 申明, 抗辩, 恳求