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v appeal or request earnestly v offer as an excuse or plea v enter a plea, as in courts of law v make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by de…

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  1. v appeal or request earnestly v offer as an excuse or plea v enter a plea, as in courts of law v make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts