criminal court

noun

Definition of criminal courtnext
as in judiciary

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Recent Examples of criminal court The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 The other thirteen were released with criminal court summons. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026 While the case was a civil matter, it was handled in criminal court for the purpose of a trial, since after the grand jury accusation was issued, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office was responsible for serving it on Kramer. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
  1. judiciary
  2. high court
  3. supreme court
  4. tribunal
  5. judicature
  6. court
  7. bench
Noun
  • Cindy Stormer, a Democratic judiciary candidate, highlighted about a dozen of the Tarrant County inmate deaths.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • The judiciary did not disclose where the executions were carried out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • The high court will return for its next term in October, with that term set to continue through the end of June 2027.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • That legal issue is separately working its way up to the high court.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of high court
Noun
  • Kansas governors appoint supreme court justices from a short list of three candidates vetted by a commission composed of members representing specific geographic areas of the state.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • But Germany’s supreme court previously has set a very high bar for banning parties.
    — DAVID KEYTON, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of supreme court
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  • Objection’s first tribunal, in April, targeted The Hollywood Reporter for its 2021 coverage about an heir to the Sackler family, whose Purdue Pharma fortune was built off OxyContin.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Alejandro Ramelli, president of the tribunal, told The Associated Press that closing was contingent on the SJP continuing its work — otherwise, Colombia would be in breach of its obligations to the world court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of tribunal
Noun
  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Definition of judicature
Noun
  • The arrests mark the latest development in a series of court cases spanning multiple countries.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Some in county jails are there for just a few days, but others can stay behind bars for months or even years before their cases are tried in court.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • Though there are monuments and memorials — sidewalk plaques, benches, murals — sprinkled around the globe, there appear to be very few Jackson statues permanently displayed in the United States.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Rahm was paired with Sergio Garcia in the final round of the Masters when Garcia hit a poor tee shot on the second hole and smashed his driver into the turf and against a bench that was holding a water cooler.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
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