COMMON PLEAS


Meaning of COMMON PLEAS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun plural ]

Date: 15th century

1. singular in construction : court of common pleas

2.

a. : actions over which the English crown did not exercise exclusive jurisdiction

b. : civil actions between English subjects

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.