criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Stephanie Davis faces a kidnapping charge in criminal court, along with her husband, Thomas Desharnais.
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Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In addition to the criminal courts, Cook County’s unified court system encompasses a vast civil court system, which includes civil domestic violence and domestic relations divisions.
—Donna Miller, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
American lawyer Alan Dershowitz returns to the courtroom for the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump after a short break at the municipal criminal court on May 20, 2024, in New York.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
But as strange days have hit the worlds of news and couture, her subject matter has veered away from runway struts and toward the legal drama unfolding in federal and criminal courts.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
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Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In addition to the criminal courts, Cook County’s unified court system encompasses a vast civil court system, which includes civil domestic violence and domestic relations divisions.
—Donna Miller, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
American lawyer Alan Dershowitz returns to the courtroom for the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump after a short break at the municipal criminal court on May 20, 2024, in New York.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
But as strange days have hit the worlds of news and couture, her subject matter has veered away from runway struts and toward the legal drama unfolding in federal and criminal courts.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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