Definition of pleas:
(n) :
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
(n) :
An excuse; an apology.
(n) :
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
(n) :
(law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
(n) :
(law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
(n) :
(law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.