pleadingPronunciation: /ˈpliːdɪŋ/Translate pleading | into German Definition of pleading noun 1 [mass noun] the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone:he ignored her pleading 2 (usually pleadings) Law a formal statement of the cause of an action or defence: counsel for the plaintiffs wanted to amend the pleadingspleading in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pleading in the US English dictionary