Plea and Reason

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Plea noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

Usage example: my only plea is that I've been overworked lately

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Reason is a synonym for plea in excuse topic. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Plea", when it comes to topics like apology.

Nearby Word: pleading

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

Usage example: she gave a good reason for her seemingly suspicious behavior

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Plea is a synonym for reason in excuse topic. Sometimes you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Reason", if it concerns topics such as apology.

In Orange Is the New Black, the entire reason Piper convicted is because someone else in the drug ring named her as a part of a plea bargain.

Source: Plea Bargain
After the judge shoots this down, he then changes his client's plea to not guilty by reason of mental defect.

Source: Obfuscating Stupidity / Live-Action TV
He doesn't consider what the not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity plea will do to Yanni Yogi's reputation, nor does he do anything to help him afterward.

Source: Anime / Ace Attorney

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