common pleas

plural noun Law.

civil actions or proceedings between private citizens.
Also Common Pleas. court of common pleas.

Origin of common pleas

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225

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British Dictionary definitions for common pleas

common pleas

noun

short for Court of Common Pleas