Diplock court

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a type of criminal court established in Northern Ireland during The Troubles for bench trial of certain serious offences like murder, arson and riot. Northern-Ireland

词形变化

Diplock courts plural

词源

From Diplock + court. Named after British law lord Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, who suggested using bench trial to address perverse verdicts and jury intimidation during jury trials in the heat of The Troubles.
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