criminal court

noun

: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law

Examples of criminal court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seeking a quick trial, D4vd entered a not guilty plea Monday in a brief appearance in a downtown Los Angeles criminal court. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Last Friday, Truelove did not enter a plea at his arraignment in a New York criminal court. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Green has a history of arrests on suspicion of forgery, assault, theft and fraud, according to criminal court records dating back to 1998 obtained by the Houston Chronicle. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

The new law eliminated the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court’s position by consolidating the Orleans Parish civil and criminal court clerks into one position. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for criminal court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Legal Definition

criminal court

noun

: a court that has jurisdiction to try criminal defendants