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court poor boxes

court poor boxes is the plural of court poor box.

Meaning of court poor box

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.

Questions about court poor boxes

What is court poor boxes the plural of?
Court poor boxes is the plural of court poor box.

Words near court poor boxes in the dictionary

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

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