plea lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
• an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
• (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
• a humble request for help from someone in authority
• earnest or urgent request "an entreaty to stop the fighting" "an appeal for help" "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
• the justification for some act or belief "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him "he gave evidence for the defense"
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy "the family brought suit against the landlord"