English Explanatory Dictionary

Diplock court

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Diplock court Diplock courts

Etymology

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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