Synonym: crest, decorate, glorify, head, honor, peak, reward, ridge, summit, tiara, top. Antonym: discrown. Similar words: crowd, crowded, scarecrow, overcrowded, crop, row, crops, cross. Meaning: [kraʊn] n. 1. the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy 2. the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel 3. a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory 4. an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty 5. the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head 6. an English coin worth 5 shillings 7. the upper branches and leaves of a tree 8. the top point of a mountain or hill 9. the award given to the champion 10. the top of the head 11. the center of a cambered road. v. 1. invest with regal power; enthrone 2. be the culminating event 3. form the topmost part of 4. put an enamel cover on.
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(211) Thus, Crown servants are not entitled to statutory redundancy payments, but most have the right not to be unfairly dismissed.
(212) The Crown Court is presided over by a judge or a recorder and it hears the more serious criminal cases.
(213) On this appeal, we have had the assistance of leading counsel for both the appellant and the Crown.
(214) But a Teesside Crown Court jury was told the woman suffered facial injuries in the attack last year.
(215) Prisons are exempt from having regular visits from environmental health officers, but in April 1992 this Crown Immunity will be lifted.
(216) It was around these two precocious strikers that Torino intended to reclaim their rightful crown as the city's top club.
(217) Today at Cirencester magistrates court, John Gore, bearded with a long ponytail, was committed for trial at Crown court.
(218) The Imperial crown passed from one Elector Count to another, and the whole Empire devolved into separate warring states.
(219) A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown. Victor Hugo
(220) But they did dramatically increase the number of persons and groups of persons who recognized a bond with the crown through fidelity.
(221) To all these petitions the Crown returned empty promises of redress.
(222) A criminal case that resulted in four convictions at London's Southwark Crown Court last month illustrates why this reputation survives.
(223) These verderers were no longer to be officers of the Crown administering the forest law on its behalf.
(224) But the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case after four post mortems failed to establish a cause of death.
(225) Naturally straight(sentencedict.com/crown.html), black hair was set at the crown on small curlers then gelled into two different shapes.
(226) For some reason, Rains had been wearing a crown with his evening clothes.
(227) Serious offences such as murder are tried by juries in crown courts, which have powers to hand down heavier sentences.
(228) The women also include the former world champion Ann Hughes, who is attempting to recapture the lightweight crown.
(229) However, we were able to obtain details of all Crown Court cases from the Probation Service.
(230) Audley senior was a minor baron, with lands in Gloucestershire as well as Oxfordshire and a long record of service to the Crown.
(231) Some of these statutes were brought forward, like the better known acts of state, by the Crown.
(232) However the main focus is on the Honours which are now on display in the Crown Room.
(233) Without papal assistance, crown finances would have been in even more desperate straits than in fact they were.
(234) The class hierarchy is alive and well in the gradations through the 250 different decorations which the Crown awards.
(235) The King put a small gold crown on Edward's head.
(236) Following an 8-day trial at Bristol Crown Court[sentencedict.com], the 3 men were cleared of manslaughter and arson charges.
(237) He brought down the bottom edge of the can right on the crown of the head.
(238) In the dock at Craigavon Crown Court was Richard Ellis who denies the murder.
(239) They're made of white linen and are embroidered with the Imperial Crown.
(240) Caradryel replied that he would rather lose the crown than the realm and continued with his policy.