criminal court

Definition of criminal courtnext

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Recent Examples of criminal court The state’s highest criminal court concluded the evidence showed not only that Mejia did not commit the crime, but that no crime occurred at all. Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026 The three people arrested were given criminal court summonses and released, an NYPD spokesman said. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026 Schaefer, meanwhile, admitted in Indonesia criminal court to fatally beating von Wiese-Mack and was sentenced to 18 years. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 Instead, accountability for the powerful is shoved over into the civil rather than criminal court system. Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
Noun
  • Her story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where the average age of federal jurists is 69.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The judiciary is getting increasingly nervous about AI fabrications becoming part of the judicial record.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The high court is expected to issue a ruling in those two cases by the end of June.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The state high court's decision comes after years of advocacy to undo mandatory life without parole sentences both in Pennsylvania and nationally.
    Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The country's supreme court ordered their release last June.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The country’s supreme court ordered their release last June.
    Javier Córdoba, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The law is set to take effect in 30 days but its implementation could be delayed by pending court proceedings at Israel’s highest tribunal.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The law is not retroactive and will not apply to October 7 suspects, though a separate bill could still establish a special tribunal with capital punishment for those cases.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Noun
  • The Rockets outscored the Knicks by 28 in Durant’s 35 minutes on the court.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The annual award recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Smith had been a fixture in the Heat’s bench rotation, playing in 67 of the Heat’s first 71 games.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The museum is fully accessible to all persons and there are benches throughout the galleries.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026

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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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