Words / B1

KROWN/kraʊn/

A crown is a monarch’s head-dress; the Crown (capital C) means the state in UK criminal law. Coronet is a smaller royal head-dress. Mix-up: crowd. Magistrates: the Crown prosecuted the case.

Meaning

A monarch’s head-dress; the Crown means the state in UK law.

Examples

• “The Crown prosecuted the case in the magistrates’ court.”
• “The Crown Estate is a landowner, which is a different institution from a jewellery crown.”

Good to know

the Crown (state). Literal: a crown. Mix-up: crowd. Court reports. Crown Court is a court name (already familiar in news).

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