plead over
plead over · pleads over · pleaded over / pled over · pleading over
To abandon the right to pursue a legal issue by not spotting it in time or not raising…To abandon the right to pursue a legal issue by not spotting it in time or not raising an objection in court.
Meaning
1 sensesTo abandon the right to pursue a legal issue by not spotting it in time or not raising an objection in court.
Forms
pleads over, pleading over, pleaded over, pleaded over| Base form | plead over · to plead over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pleads over |
| Present participle | pleading over |
| Past simple | pleaded over / pled over |
| Past participle | pleaded over / pled over |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- plead upTo plead guilty, especially to elevated charges in a plea bargain, such as to avoid a trial or to avoid immigration proceedings.
- plead outTo plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for a lighter sentence.
- plead downTo plead guilty in a plea bargain, usually in exchange for lighter charges.
- plead overTo abandon the right to pursue a legal issue by not spotting it in time or not raising an objection in court.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.