That they may not plead ignorance at a future time.

Both men pleaded not guilty recently at their arraignments in state court.

But he was too proud to plead at the right doors.

I was with him when he pleaded at her bedside.

He pleaded at Rand with his eyes and she seemed willing to change the subject.

"If there was only some way, Joe," pleaded the man at the table.

He used to plead in court at the age of six to have his father set free.

He pleaded for his life at the very last moment.

It was as though he pleaded with them for understanding, yet at the same time had no real hope of it.

He pleaded guilty for murder at his trial on April 6, 2011, and will serve 15 to 30 years in prison.