Related Clues:

• Petition
• Court position
• Risked a ticket
• Nolo contendere, e.g.
• Defendant's entry
• 'Guilty,' e.g.
• 'Don't hurt me!,' for one
• Fund-raising letter, e.g.
• Defendant's part of the bargain?
• Type of bargain
• Request for help
• One's pretext
• Appeal
• Kind of bargain
• Defendant's request