criminal court

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Recent Examples of criminal court The police have been in possession of the same videos as the social workers, yet no charges have been brought against the parents in criminal court. Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 Fresh Take Florida reporters reviewed nearly 100 criminal court cases dating back to 2015. Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026 International criminal court complaints for transnational repression on the territory of member states could potentially also be pursued. Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026 The civil and criminal court of clerk have separate physical offices and different case management systems. Sara Cline, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
Noun
  • The Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency confirmed that Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri was under arrest but said he was detained after trying to cross the border illegally.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Jones’ bill has so far unanimously passed the state Senate’s judiciary and local government committees.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Justices on the high court are expected to make decisions in these and many more cases before the term ends by July.
    Andrew Rice The Center Square, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
  • An appeal to the high court is expected in the coming months, possibly in late summer.
    Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Sonko, who heads the Pastef party, was barred from running after a defamation conviction was upheld by Senegal's supreme court, and the Constitutional Court dismissed his candidacy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 May 2026
  • In a 5-2 decision, the state supreme court has ruled that Children's Hospital Colorado must continue treatments for transgender youth.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Located just 2 miles away from the former insurance building that housed the residual mechanism, the ICC was set up as a permanent, global court to prosecute humanity’s worst crimes and forestall the need to create ad hoc tribunals for every conflict.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • Get a legal position on the liability gap before a tribunal gives you one.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Noun
  • Ross Garcia described the incident in court as an unprovoked attack in which Butler punched Sheron in the jaw, knocked him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the head, NBC7 reported.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • He's now drawn a foul 23 out of 46 times that he's hit the court in the playoffs, or 50% of the time.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • After cutting ties with long-time manager Rob Thomson and installing bench coach Don Mattingly as his interim replacement, the Phillies seem to be back on track for another postseason run.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The Phillies walked into Petco Park with a 17-8 record since baseball ops chief David Dombrowski fired Thomson after a 9-19 start and installed Mattingly, the team’s bench coach, as the interim manager under general manager Preston Mattingly.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026

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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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