civil court

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
  • Sitting above the trial courts and below the Supreme Court, the appellate courts will play a crucial role in deciding when and how much of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda can be implemented.
    Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Distributed among 12 geographic clusters of states and the District of Columbia, plus one national circuit, the courts of appeals hear the vast majority of cases from the federal trial courts.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Balmer has faced criminal charges over the past decade including simple assault, theft and forgery, according to online criminal court records.
    Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In criminal court, defendants are entitled by the 6th Amendment to speedy prosecutions.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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