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plea

Meaning of “plea”

A cause or matter brought for judgment.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 17:8

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The KJV occurrence

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Deuteronomy 17:8
¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 17:8 · retained source text

¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in iudgement, betweene blood and blood, betweene plea and plea, and betweene stroke and stroke, being matters of controuersie within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee vp into the place, which the LORD thy God shall choose;

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A cause in court; a lawsuit, or a criminal process.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 308