criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Schaefer, meanwhile, admitted in Indonesia criminal court to fatally beating von Wiese-Mack and was sentenced to 18 years.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Yolo County criminal courts are busy enough that cases occasionally risk passing their statutory deadlines, Wilson said, but such a dismissal had not occurred in recent memory.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
When the criminal courts transitioned to the Odyssey software in May 2023, the jail remained on Adult Information Systems and the two software cannot communicate.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
But if the boss is the one taking money from the employee, they are almost never dealt with by police or criminal courts.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Yolo County criminal courts are busy enough that cases occasionally risk passing their statutory deadlines, Wilson said, but such a dismissal had not occurred in recent memory.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
When the criminal courts transitioned to the Odyssey software in May 2023, the jail remained on Adult Information Systems and the two software cannot communicate.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
But if the boss is the one taking money from the employee, they are almost never dealt with by police or criminal courts.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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 4 Mar. 2026.
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