第34解

crown court

【英文】The Supreme Court which sits at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand，London，is divided into the Court of Appeal which does not hear cases at first instance，and the High Court of Justice which is the most important of the first instance civil courts together with the Crown Court.

【译文】最高法院设在伦敦斯特兰大街皇家法院，分为上诉法院、高等法院以及刑事法院。上诉法院不受理一审案件，高等法院是最重要的一审民事法院。

【解释】crown court 意为英国的“刑事法院”，是最重要的一审刑事法院。

再如：

Mr Justice Williams gave her a three-year supervision order at Cardiff Crown Court.She had been cleared of murder.〔译文：法官威廉在加地夫刑事法院上判给她一项为期三年的监管令，这为她洗清了谋杀罪名。〕