Associations to the word «Pleading»

Wiktionary

PLEADING, noun. The act of making a plea.
PLEADING, noun. (legal) A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
PLEADING, verb. Present participle of plead
PLEADING, adjective. That pleads.

Dictionary definition

PLEADING, noun. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding.
PLEADING, adjective. Begging.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley