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, […]