pled

American

[pled] / plɛd /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of plead.

pled British

/ plɛd /

verb

Scots law a past tense and past participle of plead

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Tricolor’s former chief financial officer Jerome Kollar and former finance executive Ameryn Seibold pled guilty on Tuesday “in connection with their participation in the conspiracy,” the indictment said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

In 2014, BNP Paribas settled with U.S. authorities, agreeing to pay nearly $9 billion and pled guilty to violating sanctions against Sudan, Iran and Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Hodgson pled not guilty during an arraignment Friday and is due back in court next week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

A sixth Bulgarian, Ivan Stoyanov, 34, pled guilty to spying.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

I pled with her—knowing not why I pled—“But I am free. I play my violin.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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