German edit

Etymology edit

From Schwur +‎ Gericht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvuːʁɡəˌʁɪçt/, [ˈʃʋu(ː)ɐ̯.ɡəˌʁɪçt]
  • (file)

Noun edit

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 edit

Further reading edit

  • Schwurgericht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache