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pleading down

pleading down is the present participle and gerund of plead down.

Meaning of plead down

Verb

plead down (third-person singular simple present pleads down, present participle pleading down, simple past and past participle pleaded down or (informal, US) pled down)

  1. To plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for lighter charges.
  2. To negotiate charges down in a plea bargain.

Questions about pleading down

What is pleading down the present participle and gerund of?
Pleading down is the present participle and gerund of plead down.

Words near pleading down in the dictionary

  1. pleaders
  2. pleadery
  3. pleadest
  4. pleadeth
  5. pleading
  6. pleading down
  7. pleading out
  8. pleading over
  9. pleading the belly
  10. pleading the blood of Jesus
  11. pleading the fifth

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