crown courts

crown courts
crown courts plural noun
The system of courts in England and Wales that administer criminal jurisdiction
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  • 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Crown Court : singular Crown Court plural Crown Courts legal a court of law in England and Wales that deals with criminal cases …   English dictionary

  • Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 — Courts and Legal Services Act, 1990 Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision with respect to the procedure in, and allocation of business between, the High Court and other courts; to make provision with respect to… …   Wikipedia

  • Crown Prosecution Service — (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron) Non ministerial government department overview Formed 1986 (1986) Jurisdiction England and Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Crown Proceedings Act 1947 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities and rights of the Crown and to civil proceedings by and against the Crown, to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities of persons other than …   Wikipedia

  • Crown of Aragon — Corona d Aragón (Aragonese) Corona d Aragó (Catalan) Corona Aragonum (Latin) Corona de Aragón (Spanish) …   Wikipedia

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