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pleading up

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

Meaning of plead up

Verb

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

  1. To plead guilty, especially to elevated charges in a plea bargain, such as to avoid a trial or to avoid immigration proceedings.
  2. (informal) To offer a plea bargain.

Questions about pleading up

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

Words near pleading up in the dictionary

  1. pleading out
  2. pleading over
  3. pleading the belly
  4. pleading the blood of Jesus
  5. pleading the fifth
  6. pleading up
  7. pleadingly
  8. pleadingness
  9. pleadings
  10. pleads
  11. pleads down

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