Argument
Argument noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Usage example: gave a solid argument for the redeeming value of the shockingly violent movie
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Plea is a synonym for argument in assertion topic. In some cases you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Argument", when it comes to topics like debate, defence, effort to convince. popular alternative
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- There's no argument that he did it so much as if he's competent enough to be charged with him banking on an insanity plea under the belief that an asylum beats prison, but the look on his face upon entering the ward says it all how much he really lost as the episode closes out.
- The US does allow defendants to plead "no contest" (nolo contendere), or "Without admitting guilt, I do not wish to contest the prosecution's argument," but the judge has to accept the plea.
Source: Artistic License Law - If the prosecution knows the defendant will testify, due to the nature of the plea, the prosecutor will call witnesses and experts to build an argument that renders a defense claim null (e.g., a forensic expert).
Source: Hollywood Law
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