civil court

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
  • In the end, the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's issuance of the motion to compel, as well as its rejection of the motions to quash and for a protective order.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The trial court case was decided by U.S District Judge Charles R. Breyer, appointed by former President Bill Clinton.
    John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Gonzalez, who lives in Pennsylvania, was later released following an arraignment in Brooklyn criminal court.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
  • Our legal system is certainly tarnished and faulty, and criminal court has never been a reliable venue of justice for women who say they were victimized by powerful men.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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