common pleas
plural noun
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
Examples of common pleas in a Sentence
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Most ended up being prosecuted as adults after their cases were transferred from juvenile court to common pleas court.
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Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
Wilson’s case was transferred to common pleas court last year.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 30 May 2023
Repeat offenders can face felony charges in common pleas courts, Manning said.
—cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
The common pleas court agreed with us.
—NBC News, 1 July 2021
One possibility at the top of his list is running for Cuyahoga County common pleas judge, Kelley tells Courtney Astolfi.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021
The website features a flow chart of the hierarchy of courts in Ohio, the dates of the primary and general elections, videos explaining municipal, common pleas, juvenile, appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court.
—cleveland, 9 May 2022
Other Ohio housing courts that have been created in Franklin and Cuyahoga counties are based in municipal court, not common pleas.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2021
Another related suit settled In July 2020, Hamilton County Judge Robert Ruehlman put a lawsuit filed in common pleas court by another subcontractor on the Anderson High project on hold because the case was in arbitration.
—Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2022
Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
Wilson’s case was transferred to common pleas court last year.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 30 May 2023
Repeat offenders can face felony charges in common pleas courts, Manning said.
—cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
The common pleas court agreed with us.
—NBC News, 1 July 2021
One possibility at the top of his list is running for Cuyahoga County common pleas judge, Kelley tells Courtney Astolfi.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021
The website features a flow chart of the hierarchy of courts in Ohio, the dates of the primary and general elections, videos explaining municipal, common pleas, juvenile, appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court.
—cleveland, 9 May 2022
Other Ohio housing courts that have been created in Franklin and Cuyahoga counties are based in municipal court, not common pleas.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2021
Another related suit settled In July 2020, Hamilton County Judge Robert Ruehlman put a lawsuit filed in common pleas court by another subcontractor on the Anderson High project on hold because the case was in arbitration.
—Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2022
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“Common pleas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20pleas. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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