plead

plead, vb.

1. To make a specific plea, esp. in response to a criminal charge ( he pleaded not guilty). [Cases: Criminal Law 267. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 375.]

2. To assert or allege in a pleading (fraud claims must be pleaded with particularity). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 621; Pleading

1. C.J.S. Pleading §§ 2–3, 6–7, 593.]

3. To file or deliver a pleading (the plaintiff hasn’t pleaded yet).

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译员蓉婧，欧洲知名商学院国际金融专业，专注翻译各种与美国证券法律有关的法律文件。