criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Last month, Ruggia was sentenced by the Paris criminal court to a four-year jail term, with two years of home detention.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Henry has won several awards for his work, recognizing his coverage of rap lyrics used in criminal court cases, as well contributions to a deep dive into the racial disparities with agricultural land ownership in the south.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris criminal court.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
One died in holding at the Manhattan court, the other in a Brooklyn criminal court holding pen.
Quidone, who grew up in the Vladeck Houses on the Lower East Side, was arrested on two robbery charges March 6 and entered the jails March 7.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Henry has won several awards for his work, recognizing his coverage of rap lyrics used in criminal court cases, as well contributions to a deep dive into the racial disparities with agricultural land ownership in the south.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris criminal court.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
One died in holding at the Manhattan court, the other in a Brooklyn criminal court holding pen.
Quidone, who grew up in the Vladeck Houses on the Lower East Side, was arrested on two robbery charges March 6 and entered the jails March 7.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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