Crown Court — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular Crown Court plural Crown Courts] legal a court of law in England and Wales that deals with criminal cases … Useful english dictionary
Crown Court — ➔ court1 * * * Crown Court UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► LAW in the UK, the court of law that is responsible for serious criminal cases: »Crown Courts have power to deal with indictable offences, and also hear most appeals from magistrates… … Financial and business terms
Crown Court — Crown Courts N COUNT: usu sing, oft in names 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… … English dictionary
Crown Court — an English court, a part of the Supreme Court and a single court, although it sits in many places all over England and Wales. It is the workhorse of the English criminal system (along with the magistrate s court). Its decisions and sentences may… … Law dictionary
Crown Court — n [U and C] a court of law in Britain that deals with serious criminal cases and is higher than a Magistrates Court … Dictionary of contemporary English
crown court — noun count a court of law in England and Wales in which a judge and JURY deal with serious crimes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Crown Court — ► NOUN ▪ (in England and Wales) a court which deals with serious cases referred from the magistrates courts … English terms dictionary
Crown Court — This article is about the British court. For the TV programme, see Crown Court (TV series). For the church, see Crown Court Church. This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of Engla … Wikipedia
Crown Court — n (in England and Wales) a local court in larger towns and cities where serious criminal cases are tried by a judge and jury. Cases may come to the Crown Court when a magistrates’ court decides that they are too serious for it to deal with. If a… … Universalium
Crown Court — 1) South out of Cheapside at No. 64, next to Sir John Bennett s (P.O Directory). In Cheap Ward. First mention: O. and M. 1677. Probably named after the house called the Crown occupied by a Mercer, temp. H. VIII. See Crowned Seld.… … Dictionary of London
