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Recent Examples of criminal court
He was granted bail, with his next court appearance set for May 30 at London’s central criminal court, known as the Old Bailey.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Bernard Kerik, former New York Police Commissioner, speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan criminal court in New York on May 20, 2024.
—CBS News, 30 May 2025
Instead of the traditional traffic ticket, the e-bike riders caught violating vehicle traffic laws are being given a criminal court summons.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
The 15-year-old’s arraignment in Bronx criminal court was pending Wednesday night.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Bernard Kerik, former New York Police Commissioner, speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan criminal court in New York on May 20, 2024.
—CBS News, 30 May 2025
Instead of the traditional traffic ticket, the e-bike riders caught violating vehicle traffic laws are being given a criminal court summons.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
The 15-year-old’s arraignment in Bronx criminal court was pending Wednesday night.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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However, public trust in that body and the wider judiciary is scant following a slew of high-profile graft scandals coupled with a conspicuous lack of prosecutions or accountability.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Hegseth’s reference to limits on the judiciary’s power over foreign policy harkens to the administration’s legal argument against returning Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran prison.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
12 June 2025
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Idaho’s high court pointed out that due process applies only when someone could be deprived of life, liberty or property rights.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2025
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In 2020, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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These are just some of the hundreds of civilian opposition actors to face military courts in Uganda, even though the country’s supreme court has ruled it unconstitutional.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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The state's supreme court previously ruled that Catholic Charities, operated by the Diocese of Superior in northwest Wisconsin, was not exempt from paying an unemployment tax like the larger Catholic Church is.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal in The Hague dismissed China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Hasina and her Awami League party had earlier criticized the tribunal and its prosecution team for their connection with political parties, especially with the Jamaat-e-Islami party.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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But Trump’s lawyers argued that Congress did not intend for the president to only deploy the guard in the face of full-scale revolutions, the administrations argument, filed in court Monday, shows.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2025
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Jeff Rogers, the 13th Judicial District prosecutor representing the state in the trial, said Wednesday that the defense requested the hearing be canceled because there were no issues requiring the court's consideration or decision.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
18 June 2025
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If the position players stay largely healthy, Hoyer’s front office can focus on bench options, since third baseman Matt Shaw has seized that job.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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When the team was struggling, Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly was rumored as a candidate to take over for manager John Schneider.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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