Word: PLEA

The word PLEA has appeared in at least 442 clues on different crosswords.

Clue(s)
Petition
"Not guilty," e.g.
Appeal
___ bargain (deal offered by a prosecutor)
Urgent request
"Nolo contendere," e.g.
Defense
Nolo contendere, e.g.
Defendant's answer
"Guilty" or "not guilty," in court
Urgent request
Entered response
"Not guilty," maybe
Appeal
Statement in court
Tell it to the judge
Entreaty
Entreaty
Guilty, e.g.
Urgent appeal
Temporary insanity, e.g.
Entreaty
Defendant's excuse
Respond to charges, in court
Begging word
Reason
Sincere appeal
Entreaty
Entreaty
Urgent request
Earnest request, as for mercy
Request
"Nolo contendere," e.g.
Urgent prayer
Pretext
Defendant's excuse
Urgent request
Tell it to the judge
Cop a ___ (make a deal in court)
''Not guilty,'' for one
Excuse
Urgent entreaty
___ bargain (court deal)
''Not guilty,'' for one
Urgent request
Request from the desperate
Tell it to the judge
Strong request
Fervent request
Request
Result of some bargaining
Urgent appeal
"Guilty" or "not guilty"
Request
Urgent entreaty
Petition
Earnest request
Ardent request
"Not guilty," e.g.
Request
Heartfelt request
Entreaty
Cry for help
Earnest entreaty
Fervent request
It may be entered in a court
Defendant's courtroom declaration
Denny Crane request?
Defendant's declaration at an arraignment
Something to cop
"Guilty" or "not guilty," to a judge
Cry for help
Guilty, e.g.
___ bargain (deal offered by a district attorney)
''Not guilty,'' for one
Entreaty
Petition
Something to cop
Desperate request
Excuse
Defendant's declaration to the court
Entreaty
"Guilty" or "no contest"
What a robber may cop
Earnest request
Urgent request
Courtroom bargain
Court declaration
Urgent request
Part of a legal bargain
Temporary insanity, e.g.
Request
___ bargain (deal offered by a prosecutor)
Defendant's response
Response to court charges
Urgent entreaty
Not guilty, for one
Defendant's excuse
"Not guilty," for example
"Guilty," e.g.
"Not guilty," for example
Entreaty
Legal statement such as "guilty"
Entreaty
Legal request
Arraignment offering
One may be copped
Defendant's declaration
Court response
"Not guilty," for one
Response to a charge, in court
__ bargain
___ bargain (court deal)
Court response
Emotional request
"Guilty," e.g.
Urgent appeal
Fervent request
Prayer
Earnest request
"Guilty" or "not guilty," in court
It's what a defendant might "cop" to get a lesser sentence
Not guilty, e.g.
Lead-in to bargain or deal
Earnest request
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," e.g.
Statement in court
One is often copped
Innocent, for one
''Not guilty,'' for one
Appeal
Not guilty, e.g.
''Not guilty,'' for one
Emotional appeal
Request
Fervent supplication
Sincere request
Excuse
Fund-raising letter, e.g.
Â"Not guilty,Â" e.g.
Prayer
Fervent request
Kind of bargain
''Guilty'' or ''not guilty''
Entreaty
Courtroom claim
Arraignment statement
Emotional request
"Nolo contendere," e.g.
Urgent appeal
Response in court
Entreaty
Court statement
Sincere request
''Not guilty,'' for one
Â"Not guilty,Â" e.g.
Defendant's answer
Entreaty
Fervent appeal
Emotional request
''Not guilty,'' for one
Desperate request
___ bargain (court deal)
"Not guilty," e.g.
Entreaty
Earnest request
Urgent petition
___ bargain
Defense in reply to a charge
Courtroom declaration
Passionate request
Court petition (legal appeal)
Urgent request
Result of bargaining
Tell it to the judge
Petition
"Not guilty," e.g.
Answer to a legal charge
Heartfelt request
Earnest request
"Not guilty," for one
Urgent request
Cry for help
Courtroom statement from a defendant
Supplication
Heartfelt request
Something heard in court
___ bargain (negotiation between a defendant and a prosecutor)
Desperate request
Entreaty
"Not guilty," for one
"Guilty" or "Not guilty"
Guilty, e.g.
Desperate request for mercy
Appeal
''Guilty'' or ''Not guilty''
''Guilty'' or ''not guilty''
Request
Entreaty
___ bargain (deal between a prosecutor and a defendant)
Entreaty
"Not guilty," for one
Sincere request
Nolo contendere, e.g.
Urgent request
Defendant's excuse
Courtroom statement
"Not guilty," e.g.
Entreaty
Urgent request
Heartfelt appeal
Kind of bargain
____ bargain, defendant's deal
Emotional appeal
Emotional supplication
Desperate request
Defendant's excuse
Entreaty
Urgent request
''Not guilty,'' for one
Reason
Cry for assistance
Strong request
Urgent request
Appeal
"Guilty," for one
Defense statement
Defendant's statement in court
Call for help
Defendant's excuse
"Not guilty," for one
Excuse
Nolo contendere, e.g.
''Not guilty,'' for example
Entreaty
Heartfelt request
''Not guilty,'' for example
Statement declaring guilt or innocence
Defense
Tell it to the judge
''Not guilty,'' e.g.
Appeal
''Not guilty,'' for example
Emotional request
Entreaty
''Not guilty,'' for one
Defendant's excuse
Urgent request
Earnest request
"Not guilty," maybe
Statement in court
Urgent appeal
Sincere appeal
"Not guilty," for example
Earnest request
Entreaty
Request
Urgent prayer
Defendant's excuse
Excuse
Pretext
"I beg of you," e.g.
Urgent request
Urgent entreaty
Nolo contendere, e.g.
Tell it to the judge
Appeal
___ bargain (court deal)
Request
Strong request
Desperate request
Fervent request
Urgent appeal
Earnest request
Petition
Guilty, e.g.
Urgent entreaty
''Not guilty,'' for one
Earnest request
Request
Cry for help
"Guilty" or "not guilty," for example
___ bargain (court deal)
Fervent request
Cry for help
Guilty, e.g.
Court declaration
Urgent request
Petition
Urgent emotional request
''Not guilty,'' for one
Defendant's answer to a charge
Excuse
Court bargaining chip
Desperate request
Entreaty
Formal petition
Urgent request for help
Earnest request
"Not guilty," e.g.
Entreaty
Urgent request
Request
Nultiel record, e.g.
Defendant's response
Urgent request
Defendant's excuse
Urgent entreaty
"You gotta help me!," for example
Court response
Urgent appeal
''Not guilty,'' for one
Formal petition
What a robber may cop
Prayer
Fervent request
Earnest request
Desperate request
Emotionally charged appeal
Earnest request
"No contest" or "not guilty"
Not guilty, e.g.
''Not guilty,'' for one
Urgent request
Statement in court
"No contest," for one
Defendant's declaration
Not guilty, e.g.
Urgent request
Request
Earnest request
"Help!," for example
Heartfelt request
Fervent supplication
Emotional appeal
Excuse
Sincere request
Prayer
"Not guilty," e.g.
"Not guilty," e.g.
Urgent request
Fervent request
Request for help
"Guilty" or "not guilty," in court
Urgent appeal
Court statement
Desperate request
Legal move
___ bargain (court deal)
Heartstring-tugging appeal
Defendant's answer
Sincere request
Court event
Fervent appeal
"Guilty," e.g.
Statement such as "Not guilty" said to a judge
Heartfelt request
Petition
Desperate request
"Don't go," for example
Emotional appeal
Nolo contendere, e.g.
Guilty, e.g.
Urgent petition
___ bargain (courtroom deal)
"Not guilty," for example
Earnest appeal
Urgent entreaty
Passionate request
Petition
Word that, fittingly, contains all four different letters of APPEAL
"Not guilty," e.g.
Urgent request
Heartfelt request
Arraignment offering
Earnest request
Cry for help
Desperate appeal
Cop a ___ (make a deal in a court case)
Supplication
"Guilty," e.g.
Tell it to the judge
Defendant's declaration to the judge
Â"Not guilty,Â" e.g.
Entreaty
Desperate request
Guilty, e.g.
"Don't go!!" is one
"Guilty" or "Not guilty"
Earnest request
Request
"Guilty," for one
Appeal
Appeal
Earnest request
Emotional request
What a defendant enters at an arraignment
Entreaty
Nolo contendere, e.g.
Humble request for help from someone in authority
"You've gotta help me!," e.g.
Sincere request
Courtroom declaration of guilt or innocence
Defendant's excuse
Desperate appeal
____ bargain, defendant's deal
Emotional supplication
Emotional appeal
Defendant's excuse
Entreaty
Reason
Cry for assistance
Desperate request
"Not guilty," for one
Appeal
Urgent request
Strong request
"Guilty," for one
"Guilty" or "not guilty"
"Not guilty," e.g.
Defendant's excuse
Not guilty e.g.
Excuse
Nolo contendere, e.g.
Heartfelt request
One is often copped
"Guilty" or "not guilty," in a courtroom
It might be enhanced with puppy dog eyes
Urgent request
___ bargain (court deal)
Heartfelt request
Defense
Desperate request
Appeal
Urgent appeal
"Nolo contendere," e.g.
Entreaty
Heartfelt request
Defendant's excuse
Request
Urgent appeal
Strong request