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Recent Examples of criminal court
As in the Simpson case, the families, having lost in criminal court, turned to civil court.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recall that a year prior to Wardlaw passing her hot check, criminal court records confirm her guilty disposition for the crime of skipping out on a wholly different criminal-court appearance, which is a class C misdemeanor.
—Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recall that a year prior to Wardlaw passing her hot check, criminal court records confirm her guilty disposition for the crime of skipping out on a wholly different criminal-court appearance, which is a class C misdemeanor.
—Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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On Friday, Iran’s top prosecutor Mohammad Movahedi strongly denied that in comments carried by the judiciary’s Mizan news agency.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The judiciary can set its own ethical guidelines and standards, which is why Trump’s political prosecutions have come up against roadblocks in court.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday, Venezuela’s high court ordered her to assume the role of interim president, and the leader was backed by Venezuela’s military.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The high court’s denials attest to the fact that the city is not above the state’s environmental law, Everett DeLano, a lawyer representing plaintiff Save Our Access, told the Union-Tribune on Monday.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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In 2004, the supreme court of Canada ruled that the government had a duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous people anywhere that aboriginal title existed, or might later be found to exist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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Yet the state’s supreme court struck it down as unconstitutional under New Jersey’s own 1776 constitution, an early precursor to the federal Bill of Rights.—
Time,
Time,
17 Dec. 2025
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In 1899, an international arbitral tribunal awarded the territory to Britain, when Guyana was still under its colonial rule.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Several oil companies sought compensation through international tribunals and arbitrators.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 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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On visits later in the spring of my fourteenth birthday, Jim holds court on the small bank under the birch trees outside Stora Mans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Papoli’s divorce filing requested Goodarzi pay her legal fees, while his response asked the court to have each party cover their own costs.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Davison had shown promise as a playmaker and looked like a possibility off of Udoka’s bench.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Goldstein was assigned to preside over the retrial proceedings to avoid a conflict of interest because of Baytieh’s position on the Superior Court bench in Orange County.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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