plead -
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
allege,
aver,
say report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
demur take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
plead -
appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
invoke,
appeal cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
implore,
pray,
beg address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord"
