0 a law court in England or Wales where criminal cases are judged by a judge and jury --
1 in the UK, the court of law that is responsible for serious criminal cases: --
Crown Courts have power to deal with indictable offences, and also hear most appeals from magistrates' courts.
There is the Crown Court, where criminal cases are tried, and there is the Civil Court, where civil cases are heard.
Hawker, while prowling about, saw Stephen Foster emerge from Crown Court, but thought nothing of that circumstance until long afterward.
