support a plea

Frequency: 5.84.1 per million words

To provide evidence or arguments in favor of a plea.

pleaVERB + plea (court statement)

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support

Examples (10)

  • These facts cannot support a plea of diminished responsibility.
  • The lawyer presented new evidence to support his client's plea of not guilty.
  • Her emotional testimony helped support the plea for leniency.
  • The committee decided not to support the plea for additional funding.
  • Do you have any documents that could support your plea for reconsideration?
  • His extensive medical history was used to support a plea of temporary insanity.
  • We need more credible witnesses to support our plea for environmental protection.
  • The judge refused to support the plea for a lesser sentence without concrete evidence.
  • The local community rallied to support the plea for a new public library.
  • Strong logical arguments are essential to support a plea for policy change.