plead up (English, verb)
expansion: plead up (third-person singular simple present pleads up, present participle pleading up, simple past and past participle pleaded up or (informal, US) pled up)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: To plead guilty, especially to elevated charges in a plea bargain, such as to avoid a trial or to avoid immigration proceedings.
glosses: To offer a plea bargain.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: pleads up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pleading up
tags: participle
present
form: pleaded up
tags: participle
past
form: pleaded up
tags: past
form: pled up
tags: US
informal
participle
past
form: pled up
tags: US
informal
past