criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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In total, there were 56 people taken into custody, including 15 who were arrested and 41 who were released with criminal court summonses, according to the NYPD.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and let go while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The other thirteen were released with criminal court summons.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and let go while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The other thirteen were released with criminal court summons.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 June 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 12 Jun. 2026.
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