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highplainsdem

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9. From the American Bar Association:

Reply to unblock (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:28 PM

Jan 2026

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/pretrial_appearances/

Assuming the defendant has pled not guilty, the judge or magistrate sets the amount of bail .

NYCourts.gov, https://nycourts.gov/courts/6jd/Broome/criminalprocessing.shtml

When the defendant has pled not guilty at arraignment

I just googled "pled not guilty" and immediately found that usage of pled on both legal sites (including military law) and media sites, as well as in a book title.

Either past-tense form is fine.

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I have a silly technical question [View all] JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 OP

Because pleaded is the correct term SheltieLover Jan 2026 #1

Both are correct English. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #2

Yes, but pleaded is the more formal use, as in legal writing SheltieLover Jan 2026 #3

Merriam-Webster: highplainsdem Jan 2026 #6

Thank you Highplainsdem JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 #8

What a silly technical question. Xavier Breath Jan 2026 #4

lol JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 #5

Pleaded is the more formal term, and as it comes up mostly in formal contexts, that's the term that gets used most. unblock Jan 2026 #7

From the American Bar Association: highplainsdem Jan 2026 #9

Yeah, pled isn't wrong, it's just not used as often in appeals and such. unblock Jan 2026 #10

I think it's an Americanism canetoad Jan 2026 #11

As others have noted - it's legal jargon. Grammatically both are correct. Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #12

Lol JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 #13

The Associated Press stylebook calls for "pleaded" as the preferred term jmowreader Jan 2026 #14