<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of a person who pleads.</li><li>Law: the advocating of a cause in a court of law.</li><li>the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes.</li><li>a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.</li><li>pleadings: the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.</li></ul>