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noun request ADJ. desperate, dramatic, strong, urgent | heartfelt, impassioned, passionate | repeated | personal VERB + PLEA make | ignore PREP. despite a/the ~, in spite of a/the ~ Despite pleas from his mother, the gunman refused to give himself up. | ~ by/from Hospital visiting hours were extended in response to pleas from patients. | ~ for The director of the charity made an impassioned plea for help. statement in court ADJ. guilty | not guilty VERB + PLEA enter | hear | change | accept, sustain The prosecution accepted a plea of manslaughter. | support | reject PLEA + NOUN bargain, bargaining PREP. ~ for A senior judge heard a plea for damages on behalf of the accident victims. | ~ of Her solicitor entered a plea of guilty on her behalf.
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