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plea
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Sense: Noun: appeal

Synonyms:

appeal , request , petition, supplication, entreaty, solicitation, call , pleading, prayer

Sense: Noun: legal defense

Synonyms:

defense , defence (UK), excuse , reason , justification, pretext, answer , legal defense, legal defence (UK), not-guilty plea, guilty plea, plea of not guilty, plea of guilty, plea of insanity, pleading, blind plea

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