Old Bailey

American

[bey-lee] / ˈbeɪ li /

noun

the main criminal court of London, England.

Old Bailey British

noun

the chief court exercising criminal jurisdiction in London; the Central Criminal Court of England

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The trial at the Old Bailey in London started on 5 November 2003.

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Five men were convicted at the main Old Bailey trial in 2008.

From BBC

UK Athletics pleaded not guilty to the charge in March 2025 but entered a fresh plea on Friday at an Old Bailey hearing.

From BBC

The case had remained unsolved until he pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Monday, in what was a shock confession as audible gasps were heard throughout the court.

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Wright admitted the charges at a hearing at the Old Bailey in London on Monday.

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