Case and Plea

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Case noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

Usage example: you'll get a chance to make your case, but unless you're very convincing, your request will be denied

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Plea is a synonym for case in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Plea noun - An earnest request.

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Case is a synonym for plea in reason topic. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Plea".

Nearby Word: pleading

old	old case	old plea
similar	similar case	similar plea
blatant	blatant case	blatant plea
small	small case	small plea
Other adjectives: actual, famous, new, final, borderline, classic, next, last, previous.

Not only has Kaffee made a career out of his plea negotiating skills, but it's pretty much implied that the authorities assigned him to the case with the expectation that he'd plea his clients out, thus preventing the scandalous details of PFC Santiago's death from becoming public.

Source: Plea Bargain
Because a plea bargain is not nearly as dramatic as a case that goes to trial, the frequency of the two is inverted between Real Life and fiction.

Source: Plea Bargain
A similar case is shown in an episode of The Good Wife, where a judge deliberately ignores plea bargains and sends people who have just plead guilty to jail for the maximum possible sentence.

Source: Felony Misdemeanor

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