Old Bailey

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The building of the Central Criminal Court (sense 2)

Etymology

Originally "The Bailey", a street running outside the western wall of medieval London; from the word bailey, a Middle English term for the outermost wall or court of a fortification. The courthouse built nearby in the 16th century, alongside old Newgate Prison, took its name from the street.

Proper noun

the Old Bailey

  1. A street in the City between Holborn Circus and St Paul's Cathedral.
  2. The Central Criminal Court in this street; the Crown Court in the City of London.
  3. (by extension) The English legal system.
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