criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Northern California prosecutors used artificial intelligence to write a criminal court filing that contained references to nonexistent legal cases and precedents, Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson said in a statement.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Parker will appear in criminal court The civil verdict against Parker — who faces eight counts of felony child neglect in a criminal trial next month — provides a window into key evidence and arguments that will likely resurface when Parker appears in criminal court.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Usually a last resort, the public nuisance investigation allows the Davidson County District Attorney's Office to bring these actions to criminal court, despite the complaint itself being civil in nature, Aaron said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the Everman mother accused of killing her 6-year-old developmentally disabled son, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court Thursday morning for an early pre-trial hearing.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Parker will appear in criminal court The civil verdict against Parker — who faces eight counts of felony child neglect in a criminal trial next month — provides a window into key evidence and arguments that will likely resurface when Parker appears in criminal court.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Usually a last resort, the public nuisance investigation allows the Davidson County District Attorney's Office to bring these actions to criminal court, despite the complaint itself being civil in nature, Aaron said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the Everman mother accused of killing her 6-year-old developmentally disabled son, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court Thursday morning for an early pre-trial hearing.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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