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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Englander pled guilty in 2021 to obstructing a federal investigation into whether he improperly received gifts from developers while in office.

From Los Angeles Times

The Libyan has pled not guilty to the charges against him.

From BBC

They both denied the charges, whereas Matt, the Albanian, pled guilty and was given a lesser sentence of five years and four months.

From BBC

And I struggled to get the information as to what particular attacks he'd pled guilty to.

From BBC

George Gascón, the prosecutors finally offered Drakeo a deal: If he pled guilty to the two remaining charges, he could come home that afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023