sheriff court
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The sheriff court hearing into the incident heard that the boilers at the school had been tested in 2018 - with an earlier service taking place in 2017.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Cars were seen navigating the flood water on West Marketgait, close to the city's sheriff court.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Lawyers for Trump International Golf Course Scotland claimed in Edinburgh sheriff court that police witness statements from the staff who took the photos could not be released.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2017
A 46-year-old man from Aberdeen is to appear at the city's sheriff court on Monday in connection with the recovery.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2011
Will you believe me when I say I have known as much actual crime committed in the office of a pettifogging country lawyer, as I ever saw tried in a sheriff court.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
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