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Definitions of plea
n. - That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him. ²
n. - A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. See under Common. ²
n. - That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology. ²
n. - An urgent prayer or entreaty. ²

The word "plea" uses 4 letters: A E L P.

Direct anagrams of plea:
  leap   pale   peal

Words formed by adding one letter before or after plea (in bold), or to aelp in any order:
a -   palea   c -   place   d -   padle   paled   pedal   plead   g -   plage   h -   aleph   i -   pilea   l -   lapel   m -   ample   maple   n -   panel   penal   plane   plena   p -   appel   apple   pepla   r -   paler   parle   pearl   s -   lapse   leaps   pales   peals   pleas   salep   sepal   spale   t -   leapt   lepta   palet   petal   plate   pleat   tepal  

Shorter words found within plea:
ae   al   ale   alp   ape   el   la   lap   lea   pa   pal   pe   pea  

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