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n.(名词)A plea; an entreaty.恳求;请求Law Advocacy of causes in court.【法律】 辩护:法庭中案件的辩护Law 【法律】 A formal statement, generally written, propounding the cause of action or the defense in a case.诉状,答辩状:提出诉讼案件或对案件辩护的正式的一般为书面的声明书pleadings The consecutive statements, allegations, and counterallegations made in turn by plaintiff and defendant, or prosecutor and accused, in a legal proceeding. pleadings 起诉状,答辩状:在法律程序中,分别由原告、被告或检举人和被检举人所做的连续的供述、辩解和反辩解