Definition of "Plead" :

verb: appeal or request earnestly

"I pleaded with him to stop."

verb: enter a plea, as in courts of law

"She pleaded not guilty."

verb: offer as an excuse or plea

"She was pleading insanity."

verb: make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts