“Pleas” or “Please”—Which to use?

Definitions

What each term means

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noun(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer).
nounan answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed.

Usage

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…Wadham Justice of the Common Pleas in 1403 and stayed in…
When dying, she pleas with Linghu Chong of sparing…
After pleas from the local community and…
…of attention from sufferers, whose pleas fell on deaf British ears.
The self-confessed killer’s defence pleas, which invoked religious sentiments and…
…not listen to his wife's pleas.
…century, and often engaged in pleas of cases towards Ottoman authorities,…
…sentences in exchange for guilty pleas and the promise of truthful…
Ultimately the emperor ignored his pleas.
…or the Court of Common Pleas, and would direct the court…

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