| Seek mercy, say | 15 |
| Seek mercy | 10 |
| Say "not guilty," perhaps | 35 |
| Say "guilty" or "not guilty," say | 53 |
| Say ''Not guilty,'' e.g. | 40 |
| Respond to a charge | 19 |
| Profess one's innocence, perhaps | 36 |
| Present a case | 14 |
| Make a court statement | 22 |
| Give as an excuse | 17 |
| Get down on one's knees | 27 |
| Beg for mercy | 13 |
| Ask urgently | 12 |
| Argue, as a case | 16 |
| Appeal or request earnestly | 27 |
| Answer a court charge | 21 |
| Allege in defense | 17 |
| "How do you ___?" | 27 |
| Implored | 8 |
| Supplicated | 11 |
| Asked earnestly | 15 |
| Made, as a case | 15 |
| Was appealing? | 14 |
| Said "Guilty," e.g. | 29 |
| Tribunal addresser | 18 |
| One on bended knee, maybe | 25 |
| One before a tribunal, maybe | 28 |
| Lawyer, at court | 16 |
| Bargainer out of court | 22 |
| Advocate at court | 17 |
| Implores on bended knee | 23 |
| Answers a charge | 16 |
| Speaks on bended knee, perhaps | 30 |
| Speaks on bended knee | 21 |
| Sees the judge | 14 |
| Says guilty perhaps | 20 |
| More than requests | 18 |
| Makes a court move | 18 |
| Is appealing? | 13 |
| Files a complaint, say | 22 |
| Entreats earnestly | 18 |
| Argues in court | 15 |
| Argues (for) | 12 |
| Answers a judge | 15 |
| Addresses the court | 19 |
| "Guilty" and "not guilty" | 45 |
| What some hoods cop | 19 |
| They're entered in court | 28 |
| Earnest requests | 16 |
| Defendants enter them | 21 |
| Urgent requests | 15 |
| They may be "not guilty" | 34 |
| Results of some bargaining | 26 |
| Responses to indictments | 24 |
| Nolo contendere and others | 26 |
| Judges hear them | 16 |
| Hearing responses | 17 |
| Guilty and not guilty | 21 |
| Court of Common ___ | 19 |
| Court allegations | 17 |
| Arraignment answers | 19 |
| Answers to charges | 18 |
| Answers in court | 16 |
| Trial answers | 13 |
| Things "copped" | 25 |
| They're entered legally | 27 |
| They sometimes fall on deaf ears | 32 |
| They may be affected by bargaining | 34 |
| They are entered in court | 25 |
| Supplications | 13 |
| Statements in court | 19 |
| S O S's, essentially | 24 |
| Results of some bargains | 24 |
| Responses to charges | 20 |
| Perps' petitions | 20 |
| Nul tiel records | 16 |
| Johnnie Cochran entreaties | 26 |
| Indictment answers | 18 |
| Humble requests | 15 |
| Guilty and others | 17 |
| Guilty and more | 15 |
| Fundraising letters, e.g. | 25 |
| Defense motions | 15 |
| Defendants' submissions | 27 |
| Defendants' entries | 23 |
| Defendants' answers | 23 |
| Courthouse entries | 18 |
| Court motions | 13 |
| Calls for donations | 19 |
| Attempts at persuasion | 22 |
| Arraignment actions | 19 |
| An anagram for sepal | 20 |
| ''Guilty'' and ''not guilty'' | 61 |
| Like some dreams | 16 |
| Hospitable | 10 |
| Happy Kinks song "Mr. ___" | 36 |
| ___ Hill, city in Calif. | 24 |
| Grab | 4 |
| Polite word | 11 |
| "The magic word" | 26 |