Cause and Plea

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Plea and cause are semantically related In some cases you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Plea noun - An earnest request.

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Cause and plea are semantically related in excuse topic. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Plea", if it concerns topics such as suit.

Nearby Word: pleading

old	old cause	old plea
exact	exact cause	exact plea
direct	direct cause	direct plea
proper	proper cause	proper plea
Other adjectives: actual, false, new.

It has been pointed out many times that if a sizable number of defendants suddenly refused to plea bargain it would cause a collapse of the entire legal system, as the government would be unable to hold trials for them all (some have suggested they do this to protest).

Source: Plea Bargain
His withdrawal from the fighting (and the subsequent plea to Zeus to give victories to the Trojan cause in Achilles's absence made at his behest by his mother) leads to his cousin's demise.

Source: Revenge

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