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pleadings

/ˈpliːdɪŋz/

pleadings is the plural of pleading.

Meaning of pleading

Noun

pleading (countable and uncountable, plural pleadings)

  1. The act of making a plea.
    • But it pleased her to play on my passion / And whet me to pleadings / That won from her mirthful negations / And scornings undue.1909, Thomas Hardy, The Flirt's Tragedy
  2. A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.

See all 3 meanings of pleading

Phrases with pleadings

Words that rhyme with pleadings

Questions about pleadings

What is pleadings the plural of?
Pleadings is the plural of pleading.
How do you pronounce pleadings?
Pleadings is pronounced /ˈpliːdɪŋz/.

Words near pleadings in the dictionary

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

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