Court action

The answer

PLEA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLEA answer page.

Used 18 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• DRIBBLE (4 uses in xd)
• CASE (3 uses in xd)
• LAWSUIT (3 uses in xd)
• TENNIS (3 uses in xd)
• APPEAL (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for PLEA

Every other clue in this collection answered by PLEA, most used first.

• Entreaty - used 282 times, most recently in 2026
• "Not guilty," for one - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Urgent request - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• "Not guilty," e.g. - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Earnest request - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• "Guilty" or "Not guilty" - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
• Appeal - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Desperate request - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Emotional request - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Nolo contendere, e.g. - used 33 times, most recently in 2019
• __ bargain - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Heartfelt request - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Supplication - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Tearful request - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Court statement - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Request - used 24 times, most recently in 2016
• Type of bargain - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• "Guilty," e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• "Not guilty," for example - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Petition - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Courtroom statement - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Guilty, for one - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of bargain - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• "Not guilty" is one - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Excuse. - used 15 times, most recently in 1989
• ___ bargain (court deal) - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Courtroom entry - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Request for help - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Answer to a charge - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• Defendant's declaration - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Court declaration - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Defendant's statement - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• "No contest," for one - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Pretext - used 11 times, most recently in 1991
• Tell it to the judge - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Court entry - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Defendant's answer - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Prayer - used 10 times, most recently in 1997
• Something to cop - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Cop a ___ - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• "Help!" for example - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Defendant's answer to a charge - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Desperate appeal - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Earnest appeal - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Earnest entreaty - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• It's entered in court - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Answer to a judge - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Arraignment offering - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Cry for help - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Defendant's response - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Heartfelt appeal - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Nolo contendere, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Result of some bargaining - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Temporary insanity, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Ardent request - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ bargaining - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Call for help - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Court claim - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Court response - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Humble request - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Response to a charge - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Took to court - SUED, used 187 times
• Takes to court - SUES, used 182 times
• Court order - WRIT, used 106 times
• Break in the action - LULL, used 93 times
• Action word - VERB, used 69 times
• Tennis court dividers - NETS, used 50 times

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