common pleas

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plural noun Law.

civil actions or proceedings between private citizens.

Also Common Pleas . court of common pleas.

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Origin of common pleas

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225

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How to use common pleas in a sentence

The email appears to have been a relatively common attempt to gain personal information from a wide range of unwitting victims.
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The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
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There were even heartfelt pleas for consideration, before—what?
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Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”
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Finding the common bonds that help us realize that we have far more in common than that which separates us.
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The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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I would ask you to imagine it translated into every language, a common material of understanding throughout all the world.
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Our social life is aimless without it, we are a crowd without a common understanding.
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Diplococci without capsules are common in the sputum, but have no special significance.
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He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
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British Dictionary definitions for common pleas

common pleas

noun

short for Court of Common Pleas

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