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court appearance

noun

: the formal act of going in front of judge to have one's case decided
One man has been convicted of the crime, and two others are awaiting court appearances.

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His attorneys had also requested he be allowed to wear civilian clothing during these hearings, rather than the tan prison clothing from his last court appearance. Renee Anderson, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 The 23-year-old Geyser's court appearance came a day after the Wisconsin district attorney, whose office prosecuted her in the high-profile 2014 stabbing case, called on the state Department of Health Services to send her back to a mental institution. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025 At the Thursday court appearance, Shauntel Hudson Kepner’s lawyer added that the boy is now in counseling. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025 Peebles pleaded not guilty to the charge against him in an initial court appearance Monday, according to a Platte County court document. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for court appearance

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“Court appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20appearance. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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