One entry found for plea.

Entry Word: plea
Function: noun
Text: 1 an earnest request <the student made an impassioned plea for more time to finish the test>
Synonyms appeal, cry, entreaty, petition, prayer, solicitation, suit, supplication
Related Words application; call, demand, insistence
2 an explanation that frees one from fault or blame <my only plea is that I've been overworked lately> -- see EXCUSE