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court poor box

court poor box noun: a system used informally in lower Irish courts, where a defendant can be directed to make a donation to charity in lieu of conviction.

Noun

court poor box (plural court poor boxes)

  1. A system used informally in lower Irish courts, where a defendant can be directed to make a donation to charity in lieu of conviction.

Forms of court poor box

pluralcourt poor boxes

Questions about court poor box

What does court poor box mean?
Court poor box means a system used informally in lower Irish courts, where a defendant can be directed to make a donation to charity in lieu of conviction.
What part of speech is court poor box?
Court poor box is a noun.
What is the plural of court poor box?
The plural of court poor box is court poor boxes.

Words near court poor box in the dictionary

  1. court orders
  2. court packing
  3. court piece
  4. court plaster
  5. court plasters
  6. court poor box
  7. court poor boxes
  8. court reporter
  9. court reporters
  10. court roll
  11. court rolls

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