| 单词 | crown court |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCrown Court Crown Court n. a court of criminal jurisdiction in England or Wales, originally (now historical) an assize court, now the senior court of criminal jurisdiction at first instance.In its present form the Crown Court was established in 1972 as part of the Supreme Court (now the Senior Courts); it has exclusive jurisdiction in trials on indictment previously exercised by assize courts and courts of quarter sessions; certain sentencing and other matters are sent to the Crown Court from magistrates' courts. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > criminal court criminal court1605 Crown Court1660 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > local or town court > in Liverpool and Manchester Crown Court1955 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > high court High Court of Parliament1399 High Justice1654 Sudder1834 palace of justice1835 Supreme Court1888 Crown Court1970 1660 T. W. (title) The clerk of Assize, judges-marshall, and cryer: being the true Manner and Form of the proceedings at the Assizes and Generall Goale-Delivery, both in the Crown Court, and Nisi Prius Court. 1792 T. Ruggles Barrister 248 The anguish of mind the miserable culprit experiences, while his defence is managed at the Bar of the Crown Court. 1842 Spectator 12 Nov. 1087/1 Mr. Phillips was exclusively a criminal lawyer: his practice was confined to the Old Bailey, the London Police-offices, and the Crown Courts of the Oxford Circuit. 1904 Law Jrnl. 3 Dec. 641/1 The Court of trial has an absolute discretion to grant or refuse a case when the trial takes place in the Crown Court at assizes or at sessions. 1955 Hansard Lords 23 June 319 Clause 1 establishes the new courts, which are termed ‘Crown Courts’. 1970 Hansard Lords 19 Nov. 1250 Judges of the Crown Court..will consist of the High Court Judges, the existing county court judges, the official referees and all full-time judges with criminal jurisdiction above the level of the stipendiary magistrates. 2013 R. J. Terrill World Criminal Justice Syst. (ed. 8) i. 57 Crown courts exist in approximately 78 cities, but the Lord Chancellor has the power to order a court to sit anywhere. < as lemmas |
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