German

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Etymology

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From Schwur +‎ Gericht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvuːʁɡəˌʁɪçt/, [ˈʃʋu(ː)ɐ̯.ɡəˌʁɪçt]
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  • Hyphenation: Schwur‧ge‧richt
  • Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

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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)

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Further reading

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  • Schwurgericht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache