sheriff court

noun

1. (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions

Example Sentences

At Jedburgh Sheriff Court, Sheriff Peter Paterson imposed a non-harassment order for five years preventing Hogg from having any contact with his wife but deferred sentence on the domestic abuse charge to 9 January.

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Five men, aged 32, 30, 28, 29 and 28, were charged with involvement in serious and organised crime and are due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later.

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During a hearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court to recover the stolen money under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Advocate Deirdre Flanagan said it had been agreed that the 61-year-old had stolen a total of £95,483.48 from the charities.

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A trial at Hamilton Sheriff court previously heard that MacCallum worked as a fundraising manager for the Anthony Nolan Trust from 1995 to 2012 before she left to set up Rainbow Valley with Mrs MacVicar.

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He admitted the offence at Glasgow Sheriff Court, saying the Willy Wonka backlash had taken a toll on his mental health.

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