crown court

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In England and Wales, a Crown Court is a court in which criminal cases are tried by a judge and jury rather than by a magistrate. He appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday on a drink-driving charge. a court of law in Britain that deals with serious criminal cases and is higher than a Magistrates' Court
crown court

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    Crown Court

    Turkish pronunciation

    kraun kôrt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkroun ˈkôrt/ /ˈkraʊn ˈkɔːrt/

    Etymology

    [ 'kraun ] (noun.) 12th century. Middle English coroune, crowne, from Old French corone, from Latin corona wreath, crown, from Greek korOnE culmination, something curved like a crow's beak, literally, crow; akin to Latin cornix crow, Greek korax raven; more at RAVEN.
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