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    [Noun]  | "plea" | \ ˈplē \


    1: a legal suit or action

    2: an allegation made by a party in support of a cause: such as

    3: an allegation of fact


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English plaid, plait, ple "contention, dispute, legal conflict, lawsuit," borrowed from Anglo-French plait, pleit, plaid, plé "speech, discussion of affairs, argument, dispute, action at law" (also continental Old French), going back to early Medieval Latin placitum "liking, will, pleasure, opinion, belief, design, decision, agreement, contract, gathering at an agreed time, assembly to decide on matters of state, session of a law court, law court, action at law," going back to Latin, "opinion, belief, (in law) agreed condition," noun derivative from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre "to be pleasing, find favor, find acceptance, commend itself, be agreed on" {mat|please:1|};

      * Note : The Latin noun placitum is based on impersonal use of the verb placēre, as in sic placitum est "it was so resolved." In medieval bureaucracy placitum was subject to a semantic explosion—J. F. Niermeyer's Mediae Latinitatis lexicon minus, a concise dictionary of Medieval Latin, enters 26 senses for the word, some much more common than others. It was adopted early in Gallo-Romance, and in the later Middle Ages pleit, ple, etc., remained a common word in Anglo-French and Middle English, particularly in the legal realm.;

    [Noun]  | "plea bar*gain*ing" | \ ˈplē-ˌbär-gə-niŋ \


    1: the negotiation of an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant is permitted to plead guilty to a reduced charge


    Origin: 1932 ;

    [Noun]  | "insanity plea" 


    1: a plea in court of insanity as a reason or excuse for committing a crime

    [Verb]  | "cop" 


    1: to get hold of : catch, capture; also : purchase

    2: steal, swipe

    3: adopt


    Origin: 1704 ;

     Perhaps from Dutch kapen to steal, from Frisian kāpia to buy; akin to Old High German kouf trade {mat|cheap:3|};

    [Noun]  | "plea" 


    1: an earnest request;


      * e.g., " ... the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared "



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    2: an explanation that frees one from fault or blame;


      * e.g., " ... my only plea is that I've been overworked lately "



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    [Verb]  | "cop" 


    1: to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for;


      * e.g., " ... I copped a great outfit for only $50 "



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    2: to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly;


      * e.g., " ... some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front "



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    [Verb]  | "cop (to)" 


    1: to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid;


      * e.g., " ... the defendant made a deal with the prosecutor and copped to a lesser charge "



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     [ "plea" ]

    1: noun

      * e.g.,  ... "he made a dramatic plea for disarmament" 


     [ "plea" ]

    2:


     [ "plea" ]

    3: a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.

     [ "plea" ]

    1: Be careful

      * e.g.,  ... let me post a plea, please 


     [ "plea" ]

    2: Protect yourself


     [ "plea" ]

    3: I love you

     [ "Cop a plea" ]

    1: To offer an unsatisfactory explanation after being called out.

      * e.g.,  ... "I address you and every time you cop a plea." 

     [ "plea-mail" ]

    1: An e-mail written for the express purpose of asking for help in any way.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm in charge of this year's International Festival - guess it's time to send out a {plea-mail} and try to get some volunteers. 

     [ "plea bargaining" ]

    1: Snitching to save your own ass

      * e.g.,  ... Jim got busted and is plea bargaining to rat me out 

     [ "Must[pleas]" ]

    1: Much less

      * e.g.,  ... I gotta work in the heat all day mustpleasgotta go home and mow the grass in it 

     [ "cop a plea" ]

    1: To plead guilty for a lesser crime.

      * e.g.,  ... When charged with murder, one may cop a plea for manslaughter if the odds are against him or her. 

     [ "a Plea For Purging" ]

    1: One of the best christian metal/hardcore bands. They are mainly known for their hilarious and amazing music videos.

      * e.g.,  ... "If I were God we'd all be dead" -A Plea for Purging 

     [ "Plea 5th" ]

    1: s the act of refusing to testify under oath in a court of law or any other tribunal (such as a Congressional committee) on the ground that the answers that would be given could be used as evidence against the witness to convict him or her of a criminal offense. Although similar to the right to remain silent when being questioned by law enforcement officers, and coming from the same source, namely the Fifth Amendment in the Bill of Rights, the right to refuse to answer when under oath has a longer history than Miranda rights.

      * e.g.,  ... As federal grand juries have the power to subpoena individuals and force them to take the witness stand, defendants in such proceedings invariably refuse to answer any questions put to them, citing their Fifth Amendment rights. If the defendant does answer any question put by the prosecutor during the proceeding, the protection of the Fifth Amendment is lost.citation needed 

     [ "Insanity Plea" ]

    1: How to get out of a murder charge in exchange for 6-12 months at some random mental assylum.

      * e.g.,  ... Thank you Insanity Plea for saving me from a lifetime in prison with a bunch of gay rapists; now I'm the gay rapist at the mental institution! 

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