criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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The 15-year-old’s arraignment in Bronx criminal court was pending Wednesday night.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
There was a third incident, according to statements in criminal court, though charges were not pressed at the time.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official ever to stand trial before a Vatican criminal court, was sentenced to five and a half years in jail in December 2023.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Ramos posted the $50,000 bail a Queens criminal court judge levied against him during his arraignment on May 4, according to court records.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
There was a third incident, according to statements in criminal court, though charges were not pressed at the time.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official ever to stand trial before a Vatican criminal court, was sentenced to five and a half years in jail in December 2023.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Ramos posted the $50,000 bail a Queens criminal court judge levied against him during his arraignment on May 4, according to court records.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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