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Recent Examples of criminal court
The other thirteen were released with criminal court summons.
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Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
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.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
As the state’s attorney, Dougherty can enforce some environmental laws in civil and sometimes criminal court.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
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
As the state’s attorney, Dougherty can enforce some environmental laws in civil and sometimes criminal court.
—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Surveillance initiatives always risk being abused, Reia says, pointing to how the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro allegedly used the country’s intelligence agency to spy on members of the judiciary, lawmakers, and journalists.
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The state’s judiciary will bless the sinful.
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In the middle of his 2024 campaign, the high court ruled that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
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The high court issued similar rulings last year that allowed the administration to revoke the legal protection for Venezuelans.
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On 13 May 2026, by which time his book had gone to press, the South Carolina supreme court sensationally overturned the murder conviction, citing ‘shocking jury interference’ by the clerk to the court.
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The petition points back to a 2022 decision by the state supreme court.
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The South China Sea tribunal in 2016 in the Hague has ruled that China cannot legally occupy the shoal.
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The former Sweden youth international took her appeal to CAS after losing her initial claim at a FIFA tribunal.
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
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Those arrested for criminal conduct must be held accountable in our court system.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
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The baseball bats, authorities said, included one stored near his home's front door and five more in a kitchen storage bench.
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His wife, the literary agent Julie Barer, who’d dedicated his bench, was out, as was their twelve-year-old son, Beckett, who’s been coaching his father through the video game Baldur’s Gate 3.
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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