Plädoyer

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French plaidoyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [plɛdo̯aˈjeː], [plɛdoˈjeː]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Plä‧do‧yer

Noun

Plädoyer n (strong, genitive Plädoyers, plural Plädoyers)

  1. (law) closing argument
    Synonyms: (formal) Schlussvortrag, (informal) zusammenfassende Schlussrede
  2. (figuratively) plea
    Synonym: Eintreten
    Seine Rede ist ein Plädoyer für Europa aus reinen Vernunftgründen.
    His speech is a plea for Europe as a matter of simple logic.

Declension

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • Plädoyer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Plädoyer” in Duden online
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