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criminal court

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Recent Examples of criminal court They were released on Friday morning after an arraignment in Manhattan criminal court. — John Miller, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026 Syria's military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Syria’s military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Though the bar for evidence is lower than in criminal court, judges may request detailed testimony because subjects of restraining orders can lose their jobs or the ability to see their children. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal court

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Parties that likely would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel's international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Parties that probably would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel’s international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary.

— Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The high court found that the administration had not demonstrated that the president was authorized to use regular military forces to execute federal laws or that those forces were unable to carry out the mission.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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But the editorial boards of both the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel have continued to watch this supreme court for the past six years.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.

— Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of supreme court

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It was imposed by a labor dispute arbitration tribunal acting under a decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), following the federal government’s request that the negotiations be taken in that direction.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Police charged 52-year-old Mooresville resident Rod Moskowitz with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, court records show.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
But even when Antetokounmpo was on the court in the second half, the Heat struggled.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of court

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El-Sayed, slumped on a black leather bench, was keeping his gaze forward to avoid motion sickness.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Vice Mayor Kris Cruzada also suggested relocating the historical marker to a more prominent location on the property and perhaps adding benches near it to provide a place for people to sit and enjoy it.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

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