Nightingale court
English
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Etymology
Derived from the establishment of temporary hospitals to house the surplus of patients created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the first being NHS Nightingale in Canning Town, East London (named after nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale).
Noun
Nightingale court (plural Nightingale courts)
- (UK, neologism) A temporary court in England and Wales established to deal with the backlog of legal cases brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.