Related Clues:

• Answered "not guilty"
• Said ''not guilty''
• Asked in earnest
• Argued, as a case
• Said 'Not guilty!,' e.g.
• Petitioned
• Made a case for
• Begged earnestly
• Appealed earnestly, begged
• Appealed or requested earnestly
• It's a pleasant surprise when in need like this to be asked like this
• Begged for the need to be about to stand around, perhaps
• Make use of imp lore to stand around in need, perhaps
• When the hen lost her head, one implored her to have gone to the doctor
• The headless fowl implored the doctor to have attended to her