Plädoyer

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Etymology

Borrowed from French plaidoyer.

Pronunciation

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  • 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

Declension of Plädoyer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Plädoyer die Plädoyers
genitive eines des Plädoyers der Plädoyers
dative einem dem Plädoyer den Plädoyers
accusative ein das Plädoyer die Plädoyers

Hyponyms

Further reading

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