Claim and Plea

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Claim noun - An entitlement to something.

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Plea is a synonym for claim in property topic. In some cases you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Plea noun - An earnest request.

Usage example: the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared

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Claim is a synonym for plea in excuse topic. You can use "Claim" instead a noun "Plea".

Nearby Word: pleading

old	old claim	old plea
similar	similar claim	similar plea
small	small claim	small plea
actual	actual claim	actual plea
Other adjectives: false, repeated, silly, general, final, next, last, previous.

The game's writers claim that Harper Thornton engraved Nancy's name on the gravestone, as some kind of plea.

Source: Video Game / Nancy Drew
To save Rebecca's reputation and stop Griffin from getting a plea-deal, Annalise gets Rebecca to claim that she was actually raped.

Source: Series / How to Get Away with Murder
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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