- the act of a person who pleads.
- Law.
- the advocating of a cause in a court of law.
- the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes.
- a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.
- the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.
- the act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client
- the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the parties to a legal action
