criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.
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Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
But swooping into a foreign capital and kidnapping another country’s de facto leader, so he can be tried in your country’s criminal courts, is well outside the bounds of international law, however tyrannical that leader may be.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
Mamdani on Friday also appointed Ali Najmi, an election lawyer and longtime friend, to lead his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which recruits and recommends judges for family and criminal courts and interim appointees for civil courts.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
In a stunning turn in October, Texas’ highest criminal court halted his execution with just days to spare, as justices returned the case to the trial court for another review.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
But swooping into a foreign capital and kidnapping another country’s de facto leader, so he can be tried in your country’s criminal courts, is well outside the bounds of international law, however tyrannical that leader may be.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
Mamdani on Friday also appointed Ali Najmi, an election lawyer and longtime friend, to lead his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which recruits and recommends judges for family and criminal courts and interim appointees for civil courts.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
In a stunning turn in October, Texas’ highest criminal court halted his execution with just days to spare, as justices returned the case to the trial court for another review.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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