Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 13 compound words that contain pleas. The most common are listed below. Open pleas in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- pleas in abatementplural of plea in abatement: A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
- Kennedy pleasplural of Kennedy plea: A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt, but concedes that the state has sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction.
- West pleasplural of West plea: A plea of nolo contendere.
- Alford pleasplural of Alford plea: A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.
- pleas of the crownplural of plea of the crown: A legal action against a criminal.
- declinatory pleasplural of declinatory plea: The plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction.
Compound words 13
- pleasantGiving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- pleasuresplural of pleasure: A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- PleasantonA city in Alameda County, California, United States.
- pleasantsplural of pleasant: Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- pleasersplural of pleaser: Someone or something which pleases.
- counterpleasplural of counterplea: A plea made in opposition to another.
- interpleasplural of interplea: An action ingrafted on another suit, in which the interpleader becomes the plaintiff and the attaching plaintiff is the defendant.
- pleasabilityThe quality of being pleasable.
- pleasingsplural of pleasing: Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
- PleasleyA village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5064).