plead over

verb

To abandon the right to pursue a legal issue by not spotting it in time or not raising an objection in court.

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Meanings

verbplead over (third-person singular simple present pleads over, present participle pleading over, simple past and past participle pleaded over or (informal, US) pled over)

present singular third person pleads over · participle present pleading over · participle past pleaded over · past pleaded over · US informal participle past pled over · US informal past pled over

  1. intransitivelawTo abandon the right to pursue a legal issue by not spotting it in time or not raising an objection in court.
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APA

plead over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plead%20over

MLA

“plead over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plead%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plead over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plead%20over.

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