Schwurgericht

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German

Etymology

From Schwur +‎ Gericht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvuːʁɡəˌʁɪçt/,
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  • Hyphenation: Schwur‧ge‧richt
  • Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

Schwurgericht n (strong, genitive Schwurgerichtes or Schwurgerichts, plural Schwurgerichte)

  1. (law) a criminal court made up of professional judges and lay judges (in Germany, three professional and two lay judges, so-called Schöffen)

Declension

Further reading

  • Schwurgericht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache