court of law
noun phrase
: a court that hears cases and decides them on the basis of statutes or the common law
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Prosecutors also noted that the charges filed in the case are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
Those programs, while not challenged in a court of law, were widely viewed by Republicans and many law enforcement officers as being illegitimate.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
All suspects are innocent until prove guilty in a court of law.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
Those programs, while not challenged in a court of law, were widely viewed by Republicans and many law enforcement officers as being illegitimate.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
All suspects are innocent until prove guilty in a court of law.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for court of law
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“Court of law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20of%20law. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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