Definition
Urgent requests or appeals, especially in legal contexts where a defendant responds to criminal charges. Earnest entreaties for help or mercy.
Etymology
Old French 'plaid' meaning 'legal proceeding', from Latin 'placitum' meaning 'decree' or 'decision'. The legal sense of responding to charges developed in medieval court systems.
Kelly Says
The evolution from 'placitum' (what pleases the court) to 'plea' (what the defendant says) shows how legal language shifted from judicial authority to individual voice. Every plea represents a moment where formal law meets human circumstance.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምላክ እግዚአብሔር
am-lak eg-zi-a-be-her
CACatalà
peticions
pe-ti-see-o-ns
CSČeština
modlitby
mod-lit-by
ELΕλληνικά
εξομολογήσεις
ek-zo-mo-loh-ghe-se-es
ESEspañol
suplicas
soo-plee-kas
FAفارسی
پیشنهاد
pee-she-na-had
FISuomi
pyyntöjä
pyy-n-to-ja
FRFrançais
prières
pree-ayrs
HIहिन्दी
प्रार्थना
pra-ar-th-nah
HUMagyar
kérések
keh-reh-sek
IDBahasa Indonesia
doa
doh-ah
ITItaliano
preghiere
preh-ghe-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
doa
doh-ah
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်လွှာ
ly-shouk-lwa
NLNederlands
bidden
bi-den
PLPolski
prośby
pro-sh-by
PTPortuguês
orações
oh-rah-soh-es
RORomână
rugăminte
roo-gah-min-teh
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம்
va-n-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
ప్రార్థన
pra-ar-th-na
THไทย
คำอ้อนวอน
kam-an-on-wan
TLTL
panalangin
pa-na-lan-gin
UKУкраїнська
прохання
pro-khan-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự cầu xin
su-cah-xin
YOYO
àwọn àwọn
ah-won ah-won