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Recent Examples of criminal court
The other thirteen were released with criminal court summons.
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Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
While the case was a civil matter, it was handled in criminal court for the purpose of a trial, since after the grand jury accusation was issued, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office was responsible for serving it on Kramer.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
As the state’s attorney, Dougherty can enforce some environmental laws in civil and sometimes criminal court.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
While the case was a civil matter, it was handled in criminal court for the purpose of a trial, since after the grand jury accusation was issued, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office was responsible for serving it on Kramer.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
As the state’s attorney, Dougherty can enforce some environmental laws in civil and sometimes criminal court.
—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Student Andrew Taramykin said the judiciary is a special place, with some 30,000 employees.
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Now that the federal government has shared their replies to Khan and Omer’s petition, the case is due for final arguments, after which a decision will be given by the judiciary.
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In that decision, the high court laid out a new test for courts to apply when considering the constitution of a gun law.
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Thursday's unanimous ruling by the high court holds that the federal government cannot ban gun ownership by medical or recreational marijuana users who are not considered dangerous.
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Sonko, who heads the Pastef party, was barred from running after a defamation conviction was upheld by Senegal's supreme court, and the Constitutional Court dismissed his candidacy.
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In a 5-2 decision, the state supreme court has ruled that Children's Hospital Colorado must continue treatments for transgender youth.
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The trial at the Special Criminal Court, a tribunal created in 2015 to prosecute serious crimes committed during the country’s conflicts, centers on abuses at a prison and a military training center in Bossembélé, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of the capital, Bangui.
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Reuters — The governing body of world chess has suspended Russia, which was for decades the dominant force in the game, after a ruling by the world’s top sports tribunal in favour of Ukraine.
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
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Those arrested for criminal conduct must be held accountable in our court system.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
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The baseball bats, authorities said, included one stored near his home's front door and five more in a kitchen storage bench.
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His wife, the literary agent Julie Barer, who’d dedicated his bench, was out, as was their twelve-year-old son, Beckett, who’s been coaching his father through the video game Baldur’s Gate 3.
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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