How do you plead meaning in English

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Definition

How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?: Do you official declare yourself to be guilty or innocent? idiom

Examples

  • "Brian : I plead "Not guilty", your honour."
  • "How do you plead? Brian : I plead "Not guilty", your honour."
  • "Is Brian Jones guilty or not guilty of espionage?"
  • "How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?"
  • "How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?"
  • "Is Brian Jones guilty or not guilty of industrial espionage?"
Exercise 1
"Icarus is... facing some prison time."

This sentence could also be expressed as:
"Icarus is... facing some prison time."

This sentence could also be expressed as:
This is incorrect. To "face some prison time" does not mean that one will contest a prison sentence. To "contest (a decision)" is "to object to" or "to dispute" it. Example: Philip has contested many sexual harassment cases in his career.
This is the correct choice. The expression "(You are) facing prison time" means that it is probable that you will be imprisoned, or are going to prison. "Prison time" refers to a period in prison, or when one is "imprisoned". In this context, the verb "to face" means "to be certain to encounter", for example: Horatio faces a difficult life in the big city. "To be likely" is synonymous with "to be probable or expected".
This is incorrect. To "face some prison time" does not mean that one has already been sent to prison.
This is incorrect. To "face some prison time" does not mean that one will plead guilty for one's crimes. To "plead guilty" is to declare oneself guilty or responsible for a crime.

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