Pleader

Pleader
Pleader Plead"er, n. [F. plaideur.] 1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. [1913 Webster]

So fair a pleader any cause may gain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. (Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader. [1913 Webster]


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