Thesaurus results for TRIAL COURT

trial court

noun

Definition of trial court

as in criminal court

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Recent Examples of trial court To overturn the trial court's decision would require an appellate court to find that the trial court abused its discretion ― which is a very high bar to hurdle. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But the panel ruled that Navarro's testimony about that phone call, without further evidence, wasn't enough to overrule the trial court judge, who heard Navarro's testimony directly. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 21 July 2026 But despite beating the NCAA at the trial court and before the Mississippi Supreme Court, Mars wasn’t paid. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026 The confession was initially tossed by the trial court judge but was reinstated by the Michigan Court of Appeals, according to the Morning Sun. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial court

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Noun

The mental health courts deal with various legal matters, but one function is to handle the cases of defendants who committed misdemeanors or felonies, have a serious mental illness and have been judged incompetent to stand trial in criminal court.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Seeking a quick trial, D4vd entered a not guilty plea Monday in a brief appearance in a downtown Los Angeles criminal court.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Definition of criminal court

Noun

In two different lawsuits filed this week, the school is suing both players in civil court over what the school is calling 'breach of contract'.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Suing a drug manufacturer in civil court allows plaintiffs to seek higher damages and demand that the companies disclose internal data on product safety and decision-making.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of civil court

Noun

The hearing will mark the first public proceeding in the court’s history after Congress created the specialized tribunal in 1996 but never used it.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
Sheinbaum has said that little evidence has emerged to substantiate claims of cartels interfering with elections, and noted that a state-level electoral tribunal ratified Rocha’s win in Sinaloa, after examining reports of irregularities.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026