Related Clues:

• More than asked
• Asked earnestly
• Argued (for)
• Answered a charge in court
• Didn't just ask
• Argued in court
• Made a case
• Said 'not guilty,' e.g.
• Implored, with 'with'
• Answered a court charge
• Entered a plea
• Said ''Not guilty,'' e.g.
• Got down on one's knees
• Said 'no contest,' say
• Said "no contest," e.g.