Crown Courtnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkraʊn ˈkɔːt/us/ˌkraʊn ˈkɔːrt/UKa law court in England or Wales where criminal cases are judged by a judge and jury
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- appellate
- before
- bench
- chamber
- circuit court
- Circuit Court of Appeals
- court
- courtroom
- criminal court
- dock
- High Court
- High Court of Australia
- in camera
- justice
- kangaroo court
- small claims court
- stand
- the Inns of Court
- the Supreme Court
- witness box
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Examples from literature
- Hawker, while prowling about, saw Stephen Foster emerge from Crown Court, but thought nothing of that circumstance until long afterward.
- There is the Crown Court, where criminal cases are tried, and there is the Civil Court, where civil cases are heard.