court appearance

noun

: the formal act of going in front of judge to have one's case decided

One man has been convicted of the crime, and two others are awaiting court appearances.

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Jacobson has a court appearance scheduled for Tuesday, in federal court in St. Paul, Minn., according to Marzulli. —

Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Ferreyra is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Friday. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 What To Watch For Council is scheduled to make his first court appearance later on Thursday. —

Ty Roush, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday. —

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