Old Bailey

[ bey-lee ]

noun

1. the main criminal court of London, England.

Old Bailey

noun

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

Example Sentences

Urfan Sharif had previously admitted at the Old Bailey that he was “a cruel father” and that he had beat Sara, but he said that he did not mean to seriously harm her.

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At the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Cavanagh also told the jury that they may consider an alternative charge of manslaughter.

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Then in 1981 he was acquitted of drug charges after telling a jury at the Old Bailey he was an MI5 agent spying on IRA drug smugglers and gunrunners.

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Gavin - whose tunnel-digging was described at the Old Bailey as "a magnificent piece of engineering" - Tucker and Stephen all pleaded guilty to entering the bank as a trespasser, stealing cash and jewellery and possessing explosives.

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Urfan Sharif described his parenting as "very bad" and accepted he was unkind and cruel under cross-examination at the Old Bailey.

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