criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Depardieu denies the allegations, but lost an appeal for the French criminal court to drop the case.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The criminal court is France’s highest level of court reserved for crimes carrying sentences of more than five years, if the accused is found guilty.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Evans oversees one of the largest civil and criminal court systems in the country.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The shotgun slayings During the criminal court trials, jurors heard that the brothers used fake identification to purchase two Mossberg shotguns from a sporting goods store in San Diego two days before the murders.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The criminal court is France’s highest level of court reserved for crimes carrying sentences of more than five years, if the accused is found guilty.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Evans oversees one of the largest civil and criminal court systems in the country.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The shotgun slayings During the criminal court trials, jurors heard that the brothers used fake identification to purchase two Mossberg shotguns from a sporting goods store in San Diego two days before the murders.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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