Schwurgericht

== German == === Etymology === From Schwur +‎ Gericht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvuːʁɡəˌʁɪçt/, [ˈʃʋu(ː)ɐ̯.ɡəˌʁɪçt] Hyphenation: Schwur‧ge‧richt Rhymes: -ɪçt === Noun === Schwurgericht n (strong, genitive Schwurgerichtes or Schwurgerichts, plural Schwurgerichte) (law) a criminal court made up of professional judges and lay judges (in Germany, three professional and two lay judges, so-called Schöffen) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Schwurgericht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)