special plea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of special plea
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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It's a special plea for a form of moral reckoning, one that worship of the marketplace has made impossible.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
"The special plea is dismissed," Judge Piet Koen said.
From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2021
"I make a special plea to women who are pregnant or are breastfeeding. There is no impediment to you getting your vaccine," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021
It would take an awful lot of interpretive hopscotch to see “J’accuse” as a special plea on behalf of its director, and it would come at the expense of actually seeing the movie itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2019
You know I made a special plea to all the members to come out to-night, yet only a handful were there.
From Robert Hardy's Seven Days A Dream and Its Consequences by Sheldon, Charles Monroe
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