criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Gonzalez, who lives in Pennsylvania, was later released following an arraignment in Brooklyn criminal court.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Our legal system is certainly tarnished and faulty, and criminal court has never been a reliable venue of justice for women who say they were victimized by powerful men.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Justices and judges on the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest civil and criminal courts, respectively, are eligible to earn between $168,000 and $211,680 depending on years of service.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Just like many other cases that stagnate in the county’s criminal courts, the docket in Blackman’s case shows how a revolving cast of prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges contributed to delays.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Our legal system is certainly tarnished and faulty, and criminal court has never been a reliable venue of justice for women who say they were victimized by powerful men.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Justices and judges on the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest civil and criminal courts, respectively, are eligible to earn between $168,000 and $211,680 depending on years of service.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Just like many other cases that stagnate in the county’s criminal courts, the docket in Blackman’s case shows how a revolving cast of prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges contributed to delays.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for criminal court
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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