plea vs truth

plea

noun
  • An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer. 

  • That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification. 

  • The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand. 

  • A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. 

  • An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. 

  • An excuse; an apology. 

  • That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause. 

verb
  • To plead; to argue. 

truth

noun
  • Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom. 

  • Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. 

  • True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. 

  • Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc. 

  • That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth. 

  • The state or quality of being true to someone or something. 

verb
  • To tell the truth. 

  • To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy. 

How often have the words plea and truth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )