pleading has definitions from the field of law
1
[ adjective ] expressing earnest entreaty

Examples

"the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog" "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent" "a pleading note in her voice"

Related terms

beseeching

2
[ noun ] (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
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