Thesaurus results for CIVIL COURT

civil court

noun

as in trial court

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Recent Examples of civil court But rather than addressing them, Kennedy appears to be attempting to push vaccine compensation on to the civil court system—and, potentially, expose drug makers to unlimited liability. —

Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Jackson, 27, joins the growing list of current and former NFL players who this offseason have run afoul of the law and been arrested, charged, tried or sued in civil court over domestic violence allegations. —

Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 Putnam County dragged its heels in civil court, filing motion after motion in pretrial hearings, perhaps hoping Dipippo would settle cheaply. —

Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026 The process can be successful for some families, but arbitration means a case’s proceedings are kept private rather than being open to the public, as in civil court. —

Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 Ira, even Terry Rozier is found innocent in federal criminal court, can Heat still sue him for damage in civil court? —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also sued him in civil court on similar grounds. —

Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 May 2026 As part of the ongoing civil court case, Andreatta, a Lincoln council member, was deposed. —

Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026 The speaker, Lisa Carroll, has worked in the accounting field for 30 years, is an expert witness regarding financial matters on family court, civil court, and criminal court matters. —

Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

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The Patriots—joined by Kraft Sports and Entertainment and the New England Revolution—filed their complaint in a state trial court.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
Veterans Court treatment programs typically take about 18 months to complete and if a defendant does not successfully complete the treatment program, he or she can be sent back to the trial court or can plead to the charges, McMahon said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026