English Explanatory Dictionary

Nightingale court

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A temporary court in England and Wales established to deal with the backlog of legal cases brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.

Word forms

Nightingale court Nightingale courts

Etymology

Derived from the establishment of temporary hospitals to house the surplus of patients created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the first being NHS Nightingale in Canning Town, East London. Ultimately named after British nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale.

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