court of law
noun phrase
: a court that hears cases and decides them on the basis of statutes or the common law
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The clip goes on to explain that Durk has always been a vivid storyteller with his music, and his creative art shouldn’t be held against him in a court of law.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The Justice Department move comes weeks after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced legislation that would allow American victims of terror groups to hold the organizations that fund those groups accountable in a court of law.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The scope and duration of the impact of Trump’s DEI executive order will depend on how challenges arising from the order to particular private sector DEI programs fare in the courts of law.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The Justice Department move comes weeks after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced legislation that would allow American victims of terror groups to hold the organizations that fund those groups accountable in a court of law.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The scope and duration of the impact of Trump’s DEI executive order will depend on how challenges arising from the order to particular private sector DEI programs fare in the courts of law.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Court of law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20of%20law. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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