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In [[English law]], the '''Black Cap''' was worn by a judge when passing a [[Capital punishment|sentence of death]]. The death penalty has now been abolished in [[England and Wales]], but the black cap is still part of a judge's regalia, and is worn every year on [[9 November]] when the new [[Lord Mayor of the City of London]] is presented to the [[Royal Courts of Justice|Law Courts]].
==References==
*The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (ISBN 1-84022-310-3)
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