pled

American

[pled] / plɛd /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of plead.

pled British

/ plɛd /

verb

Scots law a past tense and past participle of plead

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Tricolor’s former chief financial officer Jerome Kollar and former finance executive Ameryn Seibold pled guilty on Tuesday “in connection with their participation in the conspiracy,” the indictment said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

In 2014, BNP Paribas settled with U.S. authorities, agreeing to pay nearly $9 billion and pled guilty to violating sanctions against Sudan, Iran and Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

A sixth Bulgarian, Ivan Stoyanov, 34, pled guilty to spying.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

A$AP Rocky pled not guilty to the charges and the defense is claiming the gun was a prop that cannot shoot real bullets.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Howard Hunt and the four men from Miami had already pled guilty.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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