1. urgent requests or appeals for something
Usage: plural of plea
2. formal statements made by defendants in court regarding their guilt or innocence
Usage: legal; plural of plea

Examples

• The charity ignored his pleas for help.
• Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.
• The defendants entered their pleas of not guilty.
• Despite their pleas, the decision remained unchanged.
• The judge heard all the pleas before making a ruling.
• Their desperate pleas finally convinced him to stay.