pleaded

/หˆplidษ™d/
verb
  1. 1

    To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

    โ€œThe defendant has decided to plead not guilty.โ€

  2. 2

    To beg, beseech, or implore.

    โ€œHe pleaded with me not to leave the house.โ€

  3. 3

    To offer by way of excuse.

    โ€œNot wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness.โ€

  4. 4

    To discuss by arguments.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plead, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pleaded