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Old Bailey

American

[bey-lee] / ˈbeɪ li /

noun

the main criminal court of London, England.

Old Bailey British

noun

the chief court exercising criminal jurisdiction in London; the Central Criminal Court of England

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Sansom and Watson appeared at the Old Bailey via video links from HMP Wakefield on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The case was passed to the Old Bailey for a hearing on 9 October.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The jury at Middlebrough's Old Bailey trial was not told why he was not in the dock along with the seven other alleged organisers.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

At the Old Bailey on Thursday he was given six months to sell a rental property to pay the money to the UK government, or face a further nine months in prison.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But there must be another line after the bells of Old Bailey.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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