Common Counts Legal Meaning and Definition

Here is a simplified definition of the legal term Common Counts.

Common Counts (noun): A legal term referring to a unified pleading method used in lawsuits to recover owed money. This approach combines multiple claims for debt into a single claim, limiting the defendant's ability to exploit technicalities or loopholes within individual claims. Such combined claims may involve debts related to unpaid goods, services, or money received but not yet paid to the plaintiff, etc.