law, is what either party alleges for himself in court, in a cause there depending; and in a more restrained sense, it is the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration.

Court of Common Pleas. See Common-Pleas.

Pleasure and pain, says Mr Locke, are simple ideas, which we receive both from sensation and reflection; there being thoughts of the mind, as well as sensations, accompanied with pleasure or pain. See Metaphysics.

Plebeian, any person of the rank of the common people. It is chiefly used in speaking of the ancient Romans, who were divided into senators, knights, and plebeians.

Pledge,