Word: pleading
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plea
ding
Definition: A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
Morphemes:
Affix: plead
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plaider
Language: fro
Decoded: plaider
Meaning: to plead, offer a plea
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.