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Recent Examples of criminal court
Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former President Islam Karimov, is behind bars in Uzbekistan as the trial opens in a Swiss federal criminal court in the southern city of Bellinzona.
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Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
No criminal charges were filed because the main accuser refused to testify in criminal court.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, April 21, Australian entrepreneur Ben Pasternak was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree strangulation and one count of assault with intent to cause physical injury, according to New York criminal court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
An Alford plea allows defendants in criminal court cases to maintain their innocence in relation to an alleged crime, while simultaneously agreeing to plead guilty, according to the United States Department of Justice.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
No criminal charges were filed because the main accuser refused to testify in criminal court.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, April 21, Australian entrepreneur Ben Pasternak was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree strangulation and one count of assault with intent to cause physical injury, according to New York criminal court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
An Alford plea allows defendants in criminal court cases to maintain their innocence in relation to an alleged crime, while simultaneously agreeing to plead guilty, according to the United States Department of Justice.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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The president has launched verbal attacks on the judiciary after rulings impeding his agenda.—
Andrew Chung,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Mohammadi was taken by ambulance from the Zanjan hospital on Wednesday to the judiciary’s medical examiners, accompanied by family members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The three petitions from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the high court on its emergency docket to allow its 2023 congressional map to take effect and to lift an injunction by a lower court that found the map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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No one should be surprised that the supreme court now insists Louisiana – and any state – has no compelling interest to account for race when drawing maps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The state supreme court's decision, however, did not hinge on SB21.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The accusations paralleled those against Crasso in the Vatican tribunal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 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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The court rejected the argument, concluding that a prospective rate hearing — unlike that on the response time — would be considered contested and the utility would have the opportunity to challenge the finding of imprudence then.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The court struck down that portion of the legislation, a move that infuriated Cindy's family.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Brown saw the same thing from the other bench.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Li’s appointment is part of a broader effort by SMCP to strengthen its leadership bench across key regions.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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