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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIPLOCK COURT

Named after Lord Diplock, who introduced the courts in 1972.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIPLOCK COURT

Diplock court  [ˈdɪplɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIPLOCK COURT

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diplock court is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIPLOCK COURT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diplock courts

The Diplock courts were a type of court established by the Government of the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland on 8 August 1973 during The Troubles.

Definition of Diplock court in the English dictionary

The definition of Diplock court in the dictionary is in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIPLOCK COURT


bloc
blɒk
Bloch
blɒk
block
blɒk
Blok
blɒk
clock
klɒk
floc
flɒk
flock
flɒk
Glock
ɡlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
interlock
ˌɪntəˈlɒk
lock
lɒk
Locke
lɒk
o´clock
əˈklɒk
overclock
ˌəʊvəˈklɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
unblock
ʌnˈblɒk
unlock
ʌnˈlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIPLOCK COURT

Boulogne-Billancourt
circuit court
county court
court
criminal court
district court
divorce court
family court
Federal court
go to court
juvenile court
kangaroo court
out of court
out-of-court
Port Harcourt
Prix Goncourt
superior court
Supreme Court
tennis court
the ball is in your court
trial court

Synonyms and antonyms of Diplock court in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Diplock court» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIPLOCK COURT

Find out the translation of Diplock court to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Diplock court from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Diplock court» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迪普洛克法庭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tribunal Diplock
570 millions of speakers

English

Diplock court
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Diplock अदालत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

محكمة ديبلوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Диплок суд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tribunal Diplock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কূটনৈতিক আদালত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tribunal Diplock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahkamah Diplock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diplock Gericht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Diplock裁判所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Diplock 법원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengadilan Diplock
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tòa án Diplock
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிப்ளாக் நீதிமன்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिप्लोक कोर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Diplock mahkemesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Diplock corte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sąd Diplock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Диплок суд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tribunal Diplock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Diplock δικαστήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Diplock hof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Diplock domstol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Diplock domstol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Diplock court

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPLOCK COURT»

The term «Diplock court» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.385 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPLOCK COURT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Diplock court

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPLOCK COURT»

Discover the use of Diplock court in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Diplock court and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S.U.K. extradition treaty : hearing
We have been advised by the Government of the United Kingdom that the current statutory provisions underlying the "Diplock Court" system — the system of non jury trials for certain specified offenses — are set out in sections 55 to 80 of the ...
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Reason Curve, Jury Competence, and the English Criminal ...
The Diplock Court system in Northern Ireland demonstrated that it is possible to try a case at first instance and deliver a reasoned judgment without jeopardising public confidence. Is this a credible alternative?34 By virtue of S. (8.1) Contempt  ...
Bethel Erastus-Obilo, 2009
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The National Security Court System : A Natural Evolution of ...
Obviously, a Diplock court–type system could not and should not be adopted by the United States. But there are parts of the system we can use, and we can learn from our allies' experience. Using special judges, as in France, and special ...
Commander and Judge Advocate U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glenn Sulmasy Professor of Law, 2009
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Law for Criminologists: A Practical Guide
Diplock Courts The Diplock court system or 'juryless courts' was established after an inquiry and report by Lord Diplock in 1972. The essence of Diplock Courts was that they protected jurors from the risk of intimidation, ensuring that those ...
Ursula Smartt, 2008
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Conflict in ...
In 2005 a man from North Africa who was accused of terrorist offences in Northern Ireland which were not connected with the conflict there was tried and convicted in a Diplock court. Neither at the trial 238 1101' at tl'lC appeal stage?“ ( Wl'lCI'C ...
Brice Dickson, 2010
6
Media and Entertainment Law
Anyone charged with a schedule offence was automatically tried before a Diplock Court unless the Attorney General for Northern Ireland directed that the case be tried before a jury, known as 'descheduling', in which case the AG would apply ...
Ursula Smartt, 2011
7
The Peacebuilding Elements of the Belfast Agreement and the ...
Some of the temporary procedures relating to Northern Ireland were kept in part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000, for example the Diplock court system"15, as the government thought that the time was not right to remove all of them. The Terrorism ...
Cornelia Albert, 2009
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Counter-terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Terrorism Bill ...
In Northern Ireland, we saw the development of a cartel of special judges — there are only 1 1 judges in the Diplock Court system. As a result, judges become " case-hardened"; and lawyers tailored their arguments to fit their perceptions of the ...
Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2005
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Provisional Irish Republicans: An Oral and Interpretive History
In 1978-1979, 74 percent and 79 percent of Diplock Court convictions resulted from confessions (Boyle, Hadden, and Hillyard 1980, p. 60). The protests of police doctors and an Amnesty International report forced examination of the issue.
Robert William White, 1993
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Counterterrorism and the Comparative Law of Investigative ...
... were presided over by the same judges who conduct ordinary trials in Northern Ireland.475 Nonetheless, there were significant differences between trial in a Diplock Court and 88 COUNTERTERRORISM AND INVESTIGATIVE DETENTION.
Dan Stigall

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPLOCK COURT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Diplock court is used in the context of the following news items.
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Desmond Boal
In 1984, defending 39 Republicans charged on "supergrass" evidence, his submissions to the judge-only "Diplock court" brought about the ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
2
How Irish diplomats took the fight to IRA cheerleaders
Whereas the North had the Diplock court system, presided over by one judge and no jury (as the IRA had been intimidating jurors) the South ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
3
Coney brothers admit Formil Wood terror camp rap
Their pleas leave 38-year-old Sharon Rafferty from Pomeroy as the only defendant to stand trial before a non-jury Diplock court later this week. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 14»
4
Arresting Gerry Adams, the problem with Venezuela, and beating …
Using a Diplock court (sitting without a jury) would be unthinkable for such a high-profile case. Few potential witnesses would be willing to give ... «New Statesman, May 14»
5
Republican says he was strip-searched 30 times in 14-month prison …
... and publishing photographs of PSNI officers on his Facebook account from the 2012 Olympic Torch run were also thrown out of by the Diplock court judge. «Sunday World, Mar 14»
6
Family hails 'justice process' after convicted IRA man found guilty of …
In his 23-page judgement on Thursday the Diplock court judge said that those who murdered the Constable Proctor, known as 'Johnnie' to his ... «Belfast Newsletter, Nov 13»
7
Alleged terror case blasted as 'a multi-million pound farce'
... she returned all four for trial at Belfast Crown Court at a date to be fixed. It's expected the four will be tried without jury before a Diplock Court. «The Ulster Herald, Aug 13»
8
A Former IRA Hunger Striker Talks About the Guantanamo Hunger …
Yeah. That's not even happening with a lot of the people in Guantanamo. But yeah, they would put us through a Diplock court so they could say, ... «VICE, Jul 13»
9
Controversial homecoming for McGeough
Speaking to the Ulster Herald, he also called on the “English establishment to do the decent thing and leave Ireland and take their Diplock court ... «The Ulster Herald, Feb 13»
10
Robert Rodgers accused of 1973 murder of Eileen Doherty
The Diplock court heard that Rodgers was convicted and jailed for a killing less than a year later. The teenager was shot three times by a ... «BBC News, Jan 13»

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