common pleas

common pleas

plural noun Law.
1.
civil actions or proceedings between private citizens.
2.
Also, Common Pleas. court of common pleas.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English
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Common pleas is always a great word to know.
So is submission. Does it mean:
an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution
an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators
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common pleas
 
n
short for Court of Common Pleas

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