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das Schwurgericht

Noun[ˈʃvuːʁɡəˌʁɪçt]

a criminal court made up of professional judges and lay judges

das Schwurgericht is a German noun meaning “a criminal court made up of professional judges and lay judges (in Germany, three professional and two lay judges, so-called Schöffen)”.

Genitive
des Schwurgerichtes
Plural
die Schwurgerichte
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