pleading
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/noun
1
- mass noun the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone恳求, 央求, 请求：
he ignored her pleading.
他不理睬她的恳求。
2
- （一般作pleadings）Law a formal statement of the cause of an action or defence【律】诉状; 答辩状。