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special pleading en · NOUN

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification and without a relevant basis.
- Lt. Gilbert deserves a full and fair hearing just like everyone else, no matter how the chips fall, no special pleading, and no playing the gender card. 1997 September 30, The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert (JAG), season 3, episode 2:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
special pleadings	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

special pleader

Relateds

double standard

Synonyms

stacking the deck