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special_pleading
special pleading
English
Noun
special pleading (plural special pleadings)
- Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification or without a relevant basis.
- 1997 September 30, The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert (JAG), season 3, episode 2:
- Lt. Gilbert deserves a full and fair hearing just like everyone else, no matter how the chips fall, no special pleading, and no playing the gender card.
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Synonyms
- stacking the deck