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Recent Examples of criminal court
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official ever to stand trial before a Vatican criminal court, was sentenced to five and a half years in jail in December 2023.
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Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Ramos posted the $50,000 bail a Queens criminal court judge levied against him during his arraignment on May 4, according to court records.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Becciu, 76, was convicted in 2023 by the Vatican's criminal court on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office following a high-profile trial that raised questions about the Vatican's judicial process.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The brothers deny all the allegations against them brought in a mixture of civil and criminal courts.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Ramos posted the $50,000 bail a Queens criminal court judge levied against him during his arraignment on May 4, according to court records.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Becciu, 76, was convicted in 2023 by the Vatican's criminal court on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office following a high-profile trial that raised questions about the Vatican's judicial process.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The brothers deny all the allegations against them brought in a mixture of civil and criminal courts.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Dissent isn’t tolerated, nor is there an independent judiciary.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Four years and 226 judges, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices, later, Mr. Trump made the federal judiciary much younger and much more conservative.—
Henry Gass,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 June 2025
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While the high court’s decision was on procedural grounds, the practical consequences have been to pause access for potentially months despite the Missouri Constitution now containing a right to reproductive freedom.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Amid the ongoing emergency appeals landing before the high court, the justices will be handing down opinions in more than two dozen cases that have yet to be resolved.—
Melissa Quinn
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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Related: Supreme Court to decide if challenge to Illinois' grace period for mail-in ballots can proceed Pennsylvania Democrats countered that the 2024 ruling by the state supreme court was consistent with the text of state election law and with the intent of the legislators who set the rules.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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In a statement, Cuba’s supreme court said the two violated the terms of their release and local courts revoked their parole.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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In 2016, an international arbitration tribunal ruled Beijing's expansive claim had no basis in international law, however.—
Liz Lee,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The war crimes tribunal that Sheikh Hasina herself founded has now charged her in the crackdown that killed more than a thousand demonstrators.—
Saif Hasnat,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The mother told police that Decker picked the girls up around 5 p.m. but had not returned them by 8 p.m., and his phone went straight to voicemail, court documents said.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Georgia is then arrested and driven away in a cop car, setting the stage for an intense court battle and a potential prison sentence in Season 3.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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When the team was struggling, Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly was rumored as a candidate to take over for manager John Schneider.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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If the position players stay largely healthy, Hoyer’s front office can focus on bench options, since third baseman Matt Shaw has seized that job.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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