plead up
C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To try hard to get a better (higher) outcome, like more money or a more serious charge, through argument.
Literal meaning: To plead in a direction that raises something higher.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
(Legal/informal) To argue for a higher charge, greater penalty, or increased compensation.
"The prosecutor attempted to plead up the offense from manslaughter to murder."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Far less established than 'plead down.' Encountered in legal and negotiating contexts but is not a standard dictionary entry. Some speakers use it informally to mean pleading earnestly for more of something.
Commonly used with
damages settlement charge sentence claim
Forms
Base
plead up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pleads up
he/she/it
Past simple
pleaded up
yesterday
Past participle
pleaded up
have + pp
-ing form
pleading up
continuous
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