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Recent Examples of criminal court
On December 19, 2024, after three months and 17 days, the criminal court found all 51 defendants guilty.
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Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
In September, a French judge ordered Depardieu stand trial in a criminal court on charges of rape related to accusations by actress Charlotte Arnould.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Cases are flooding the courts, with hearings in DC’s local criminal court routinely lasting late into the night and federal prosecutors awakened for new cases.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
If so, he’s presumed innocent until proved otherwise, in a criminal court of law.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
In September, a French judge ordered Depardieu stand trial in a criminal court on charges of rape related to accusations by actress Charlotte Arnould.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Cases are flooding the courts, with hearings in DC’s local criminal court routinely lasting late into the night and federal prosecutors awakened for new cases.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
If so, he’s presumed innocent until proved otherwise, in a criminal court of law.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Twice, the administration appealed, contending that the judiciary had usurped Congress's spending power by directing the executive branch to find the money.—
James Sample,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Pezeshkian doesn’t control the judiciary, the security forces, or the Center for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which is tasked with pushing women to wear hijab (its leaders are appointed by the Friday prayer leaders’ council, whose members are in turn appointed by Khamenei).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mississippi's appeal is the fourth case the high court agreed to hear this term that could affect future elections.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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But after the Supreme Court issued the administrative stay that allowed the USDA to pause SNAP allocations, pending its appeal to the high court, the funding situation for states became significantly murkier.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The extradition was expected after Colombia’s supreme court last month gave its blessing.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The current congressional map has not been reviewed by the state’s supreme court, of which the majority of justices were appointed by Republicans, and Democrats would like to keep it that way.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2016, an international tribunal at the Hague found that the US, United Kingdom, and Australia were all complicit in the mass killings of 1965, which were deemed crimes against humanity.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The film is being released the same month 80 years after the tribunal opened on November 21, 1945.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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There, a mechanic began repairs on the car, but was ordered to stop because of the ongoing court arguments over the car.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the court accepts the case, oral arguments could be scheduled for the spring, with a possible decision by June.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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One of those logs, sliced in half, was turned into a bench, now in the house’s central foyer.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Heat’s bench continues to be a bright spot for the Heat early this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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