common pleas
Americanplural noun
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civil actions or proceedings between private citizens.
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Also Common Pleas court of common pleas.
noun
Etymology
Origin of common pleas
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225
Example Sentences
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Jacob Wohl, 24, of Irvine, California, and Jack Burkman, 56, of Arlington, Virginia, could each receive a year in prison when they are sentenced Nov. 29 in common pleas court.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022
Two really common pleas are solicitation and misprision.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2020
He served as an assistant Ohio attorney general and a municipal judge, and he was elected Hamilton County common pleas judge in 1964 — as a Republican overcoming the Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic presidential landslide.
From Washington Post • May 21, 2020
The court of common pleas hears more serious cases than municipal courts, including the bulk of felony and major civil litigation in the county.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2017
In January 1762 Pratt was raised to the bench as chief-justice of the common pleas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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