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common pleas
plural noun
, Law.
- civil actions or proceedings between private citizens.
- Also Common Pleas. court of common pleas.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of common pleas1
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225
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Example Sentences
Daniel Wells, chief justice of the court of common pleas of Massachusetts, died at Cambridge, aged 63.
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On revising the statutes good behavior was made the term of tenure for the judges and clerks of common pleas.
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A statute of Elizabeth required a list of fines to be exposed in the court of common pleas and at assizes.
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The court of common pleas in those days corresponded to the county court of our time.
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Five school examiners are appointed in each county, by the Court of Common Pleas, who are to examine teachers.
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