criminal court

noun

Definition of criminal courtnext
as in judiciary

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Recent Examples of criminal court Syria's military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Syria’s military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Though the bar for evidence is lower than in criminal court, judges may request detailed testimony because subjects of restraining orders can lose their jobs or the ability to see their children. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Delgado Lopez’ arraignment in Manhattan criminal court was pending Friday morning. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 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
  • However, the German government has so far refrained from comment on the upcoming trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That legislation had included laws that would have blocked Bosnia's national police and judiciary from having any authority in Republika Srpska.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • Thompson appealed to the high court after losing at the appeals court level.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For example, this year, the high court refused to allow the president to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of high court
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  • The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.
    — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the heated news coverage of what’s at stake in the 2026 midterms, state supreme court races are drawing relatively little attention.
    — Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of supreme court
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  • After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.
    — Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tribunal
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  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Definition of judicature
Noun
  • On the other hand, the fossil fuel industry contends the legislation would prevent states and environmental groups from weaponizing courts to stop projects for reasons beyond what is written in federal statutes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • A number of countries have withdrawn from the court this year, including Venezuela and Chad.
    — MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
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  • Other free-agents-to-be include starter Martín Pérez and reliever Brent Suter, plus bench bats Lane Thomas and Dominic Smith.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The 30-year-old utilityman was also unplayable in the field; the Yankees can find a better option for their bench.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
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