criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione returns to a New York criminal court Friday for a hearing in connection with state murder and terrorism charges in a sprawling case surrounding the assassination-style murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Emil Bove, attorney for former US President Donald Trump, attends at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Fort Worth City Hall and county criminal courts already implement similar security measures.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Unlike in criminal courts, noncitizens do not have access to free counsel, but have a right to a lawyer to represent them.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Emil Bove, attorney for former US President Donald Trump, attends at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Fort Worth City Hall and county criminal courts already implement similar security measures.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Unlike in criminal courts, noncitizens do not have access to free counsel, but have a right to a lawyer to represent them.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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