criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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He is expected to appear in criminal court on Wednesday.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Of the accused, only Shipps has been convicted in criminal court.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
He was hired amid a slate of changes Fernandez Rundle made in response to judicial findings and defense lawyers’ complaints that some of her prosecutors violate the legal rules of criminal court.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Texas' highest criminal court has repeatedly rejected the man's efforts to overturn his conviction.
Paxton and others, including Republican state Rep. Cody Harris of Palestine, the East Texas town where Nikki died, have backed the jury's finding from more than 20 years ago as just.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Of the accused, only Shipps has been convicted in criminal court.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
He was hired amid a slate of changes Fernandez Rundle made in response to judicial findings and defense lawyers’ complaints that some of her prosecutors violate the legal rules of criminal court.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Texas' highest criminal court has repeatedly rejected the man's efforts to overturn his conviction.
Paxton and others, including Republican state Rep. Cody Harris of Palestine, the East Texas town where Nikki died, have backed the jury's finding from more than 20 years ago as just.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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