pleading汉语翻译：
n. 辩论, 恳请, 答辩, 诉讼手续, 诉状
a. 恳求的
【法】 辩护, 抗辩, 诉讼程序英语解释：
名词 pleading:

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

动词 plead:

appeal or request earnestly同义词：plead

offer as an excuse or plea同义词：plead

enter a plea, as in courts of law同义词：plead

make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts同义词：plead

形容词 pleading:

expressing earnest entreaty同义词：appealing, imploring, importunate

例句：

Pleading must be submitted to the court when the action is set down for trial.在诉讼被登记进入审判前答辩状必须呈交法院。

An affidavit that attests to the truth of a pleading.宣誓供词证明某一申诉属实的宣誓书

He apologized for not coming to the party, pleading pressure of work.他为不能到会而道歉，推说是工作太忙。

Pleading ignorance of the law won't help you if you are caught.假若因犯法被抓住，藉口不知是犯法亦无济於事。

详细解释：
plead.ing
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 ***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