The term "plea letter" is correct and usable in written English
It usually refers to a letter written in an attempt to persuade or convince someone to do something. For example: "I am writing this plea letter in the hopes that you will reconsider my earlier request for a loan."
Marion Worth Newport May I support Nick Bion's plea (Letters, 25 April) for a clear link to your letters on the Guardian website?
(Perhaps not quite so much pleasure for his grandparents!) Pat Staples Southampton The plea (Letters, 30 December) to review the use of "to sleep with" reminds me of the exchange heard many years ago: "Did you sleep with him?".
For a minimum of $50 an hour he'll do things like pore over the hundreds of annual plea letters, prepare evaluation reports on the impact of grants and organize site visits.
The plea agreement letter makes it clear that the severity of his sentence will depend on the degree of his cooperation.
My pleas and letters continued, albeit with a more urgent tone.
He sent the plea in a letter to the British foreign secretary, David Miliband, and the French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner.
Despite continued pressure on Nickelodeon to restrict ads for products like Trix and Cocoa Puffs — four United States senators renewed the pleas in a letter to the company last week — the Viacom-owned network has remained defiant.
Her plea came in letters to the Commission and the Council - the body representing all 28 EU member states' governments.
He also declined Douglas's pleas for a letter of support (privately calling her "one of the worst nuisances"), and even refused to allow her to be photographed with him at a signing ceremony for a water bill which would benefit California.
Still, she said she felt confident that the aide would relay her plea, along with letters of support from her commanders in the New Hampshire National Guard; friends and family in northern Kentucky, where she grew up and which borders Boehner's Ohio district; and members of her mother's Catholic church in Pennsylvania.
