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Schaefer, meanwhile, admitted in Indonesia criminal court to fatally beating von Wiese-Mack and was sentenced to 18 years.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, accountability for the powerful is shoved over into the civil rather than criminal court system.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
In criminal court, Tufono has yet to enter a plea.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Tanner Horner, the FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court Tuesday as the jury selection process continues for his upcoming capital murder trial.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, accountability for the powerful is shoved over into the civil rather than criminal court system.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
In criminal court, Tufono has yet to enter a plea.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Tanner Horner, the FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court Tuesday as the jury selection process continues for his upcoming capital murder trial.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Committees everybody wants to get on are appropriations, finance, judiciary and foreign relations.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The leadership council includes President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi and cleric Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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First, the solicitor general asked the high court to issue an opinion declaring that courts lack jurisdiction to challenge the homeland security secretary’s termination of TPS for Syrians — and, by implication, for any other group.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, as chief justice, Robinson led a panel of justices that heard argument and issued a decision the first time the CCP litigation reached the high court.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, the Indian supreme court has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct and recognized transgender rights while upholding ever more repressive actions by Narendra Modi’s government.—
David Pozen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments about whether the plan would be legal.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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China holds Tibet without noticeable bother, commits crimes against its Uyghur Muslim minority with impunity, launches acts of aggression against its neighbors in the South China Sea, and growls off any court or tribunal that looks askance—which few do.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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His mock tribunal about Congo, which was performed in 2015 with real judges, real witnesses, and a genuine verdict, led to two ministers being dismissed from the government.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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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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Needing to go the length of the court, Palisades inbounded the ball to Levey, who was pinned along the sideline near the scorer’s table with time running out and had to launch an off-balance shot that fell short.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Players were offered $10,000 to $30,000 bribes per game, and Smith paid players after successful bets, according to court documents.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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But Doncic, who scored 44 points in the win, was quick to credit the team’s bench contributions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The ultimate decisions may come down to what Schumaker and his staff prioritize in that bench role.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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