imploring, beseeching, appealing, importunate, replead, allege, pray in aid, make a case for, persuade, argue, more...

deny, admit, confess

guilty, not guilty, no contest, nolo contendere, more...

to beg,   beg for,   ask desperately,   say desperately,   said desperately,   beg for forgiveness,   say earnestly,   request earnestly,   argue a case,   ask earnestly