plea in Wingdings is ◻︎●︎♏︎♋︎

That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in astricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguishedfrom a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modernpractice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration anddemand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration isanswered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. Inchancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying uponone or more things as a cause why the suit should be eitherdismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is thedefendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presentedagainst him.