sheriff court
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The money helped overcome financial pressures while the legal wrangle was resolved with sheriff court officers.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022
"Because of this, we have submitted an application to the sheriff court seeking cancellation of the provider's registration of the care home," said a CI spokesperson.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022
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
The long-distance runner, who won 10,000-metre gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, left Arbroath's sheriff court in tears on Thursday.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 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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