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plead up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
plead- up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To plead guilty, especially to elevated charges in a plea bargain, such as to avoid a trial or to avoid immigration proceedings.

verb

To offer a plea bargain.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

pleads up (present, singular) pleading up (participle, present) pleaded up (participle, past) pleaded up (past) pled up (US, informal)

Questions

What does plead up mean?
To plead guilty, especially to elevated charges in a plea bargain, such as to avoid a trial or to avoid immigration proceedings.

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