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pleads the belly

pleads the belly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plead the belly.

Meaning of plead the belly

Verb

plead the belly (third-person singular simple present pleads the belly, present participle pleading the belly, simple past and past participle pleaded the belly)

  1. (historical) To attempt to use one's claimed pregnancy to avoid execution.
    • She isn't hanged, while in jail, because she pleads the belly.1994, Leslie Scalapino, Defoe, Sun and Moon Press, →ISBN

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What is pleads the belly the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pleads the belly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plead the belly.

Words near pleads the belly in the dictionary

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

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