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criminal court

noun

Definition of criminal courtnext
as in judiciary

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Recent Examples of criminal court The first part of Reddington's questioning largely focused on Mack's history of serving as a witness in criminal court cases. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 He is scheduled to return to criminal court for a pretrial hearing in September. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The rage Lyman felt during the police investigation and the criminal court process had inspired a political crusade. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Seeking a quick trial, D4vd entered a not guilty plea Monday in a brief appearance in a downtown Los Angeles criminal court. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal court
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
  1. judiciary
  2. high court
  3. supreme court
  4. tribunal
  5. judicature
  6. court
  7. bench
Noun
  • The case revolves around his connection to shuttered Banco Master, a case that has ensnared high-ranking politicians and judiciary members.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Several top politicians and members of the judiciary were linked to it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • The state attorney general's office asked the high court to let the execution proceed, arguing nothing precludes the switch to lethal injection.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Tammy Patrick of The Election Center, which has nearly 2,500 election officials as members, said those who run voting offices breathed a collective sigh of relief at the high court's decision on mail voting Monday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of high court
Noun
  • At the Swiss supreme court, Valieva’s lawyers presented an Associated Press news article from September 2024 to claim the World Anti-Doping Agency suppressed evidence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the latter, the state supreme court revised the instruction to appear more neutral and reduced pressure on hold-out jurors to switch sides.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of supreme court
Noun
  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, where he and three co-defendants are scheduled to face a military tribunal in 2028.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Another former 21 Air chief pilot, Bruce Joseph, testified to the tribunal that at least three pilots had refused to fly due to safety concerns.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tribunal
Noun
  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Definition of judicature
Noun
  • But Zverev prefers to play on Arthur Ashe Stadium above all else, even the option of an earlier start time on another court.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The court also ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to place a referendum on the November ballot asking voters whether to approve HB 1.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • The Atlanta Braves promoted Walt Weiss, 62, from bench coach to manager to replace Brian Snitker, who retired after a decade on the job.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Freshmen get opportunity Miami dug deep into its bench on Thursday, sending 48 players onto the field on offense and 45 on defense.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
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