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
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
After postponing the vote in Parliament, Mrs May travelled to Brussels to make a special plea to EU leaders, in a bid to make her deal more acceptable to MPs.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2018
Mr. ESSELEN: I cannot possibly withdraw it, but I am willing to allow it to stand as a special plea and to argue it at a later stage.
From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
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