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crown court
noun
English law a court of criminal jurisdiction holding sessions in towns throughout England and Wales at which circuit judges hear and determine cases
Example Sentences
Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow, west London, admitted seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was found guilty of another 14 by a jury at Kingston Crown Court, the Metropolitan Police said.
She will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on 26 September.
He is due to appear next at Southwark Crown Court on 14 July for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Under English and Welsh law, a citizen's arrest can only be used for an "indictable" offence - a serious crime tried at the Crown Court.
During sentencing at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, Judge Ian Pringle KC described it a "bold and brazen" heist that took "no more than five-and-a-half minutes to complete".
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