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Recent Examples of criminal court
The shotgun slayings During the criminal court trials, jurors heard that the brothers used fake identification to purchase two Mossberg shotguns from a sporting goods store in San Diego two days before the murders.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Lewis-Martin and seven other co-defendants, including a corporation along with former State Senator Jesse Hamilton, were arraigned in Manhattan criminal court Thursday.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Davis faces a kidnapping charge in criminal court, along with her husband, Thomas Desharnais.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Serving a criminal sentence In February, Wilson pleaded guilty of nine counts of committing lewd acts upon a child in criminal court.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Lewis-Martin and seven other co-defendants, including a corporation along with former State Senator Jesse Hamilton, were arraigned in Manhattan criminal court Thursday.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Davis faces a kidnapping charge in criminal court, along with her husband, Thomas Desharnais.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Serving a criminal sentence In February, Wilson pleaded guilty of nine counts of committing lewd acts upon a child in criminal court.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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The hammer blow was last week's dismissal by the Constitutional Court of Thaksin's daughter and protege Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the sixth prime minister from or backed by the Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Curt Hartman, one of the attorneys who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the resident, told The Enquirer the public has a right to view the court records and that the public serves as a check on the judiciary.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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But a decision from the high court might not arrive before the spending clash comes to a head in Congress.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bradley's decision comes after conservatives lost the past two statewide high court races by double digits, including an April contest that shattered national spending records and saw liberals prevail despite heavy financial backing for the conservative candidate from billionaire Elon Musk.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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While Massachusetts doesn’t have a formal sanctuary law at the state level, a 2017 state supreme court ruling bans law enforcement from holding anyone beyond the time they would otherwise be released on the basis of an ICE detainer request.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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The constitution vests the whole judicial power of the United States in one supreme court, and such inferior courts as congress shall, from time to time, ordain and establish.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes,
6 May 2021
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This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cousins were playing ding, dong, ditch The victim's cousin told investigators that the two were attending a family birthday party about a block away from the scene of the shooting, according to a criminal complaint filed in Harris County court.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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HuskFirm 3-person Camping Chair Another triple-seater, Huskfirm’s 3-person Camp Chair offers roomy bench-style seating for friends, families, couples, and even single folks who want to sprawl out.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Liberty native and Mizzou senior Kayley Lenger claimed a front row spot in one of the student section seating areas, which sits behind the visiting team’s bench.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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