crown court

noun

1. English law a court of criminal jurisdiction holding sessions in towns throughout England and Wales at which circuit judges hear and determine cases

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The firm pleaded guilty to a health and safety breach and was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court, with the judge hearing dangerous work was being carried out by "trial and error".

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At Newport Crown Court on Friday, Tabitha Walker, prosecuting, said the victim, 24, tried to push her assailant away.

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Salisbury Crown Court in southern England found Rajan Naidu, 74, Niamh Lynch, 23, and Luke Watson, 36, not guilty of criminal damage and public nuisance in relation to the June 2024 protest.

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Rajan Naidu, 74, Oxford University student Niamh Lynch, 23, and Luke Watson, 36, were acquitted following a 10-day trial at Salisbury Crown Court.

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Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial at Leicester Crown Court alongside Karen Spragg, 61, accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, causing serious alarm and distress.

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