The phrase "as the plea" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts where a plea is being referenced or discussed.
Example: "The defendant's actions were justified as the plea for self-defense was presented in court."
Alternatives: "in light of the plea" or "considering the plea".
As they file into the jury box – which today is serving as the "plea box" – their chains jingle against the old, hardwood floor.
The next year, Mr. Ney made an "agreement," as the plea deal calls it, with Mr. Abramoff that he would introduce legislation benefiting Mr. Abramoff's Indian tribe clients.
Standing hunched in a dark suit in front of a Federal District Court judge, his eyes downcast as the plea deal was announced, Mr. Abramoff bore little resemblance to the brash operative who in hundreds of e-mails messages obtained by prosecutors once boasted about his financial kickbacks, referring to them as a "gimme five" scheme.
Some of those projects could get under way as soon as the plea deal is finalized by a judge.
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And in each of these cases the defendants or their subsidiaries pleaded guilty to a criminal infraction because – as the plea agreements made clear – they were guilty.
As the pleas for help came in, Mr. English thrashed about for new money.
The Australian government largely dismissed the IPCC report and its recommendations – which included the rapid phase out of coal – as well as the pleas of Pacific Island nations.
But, according to the charges as well as the pleas by Mr. Fastow and Mr. Glisan, Enron found a way around that.
Beard was not a scheduled speaker for the program, but as the pleas for change began and the crowd shouted "Enough!
He and his staff screen all applications to weed out those with less-than-modest requests, such as the pleas for diamond rings and the waitress who wanted breast implants.
