"court poor box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: court poor boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=court poor box}} 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.
    Sense id: en-court_poor_box-en-noun-sxQienjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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