criminal courts

Definition of criminal courtsnext
plural of criminal court

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal courts
Noun
  • They were also meant to help enable independent and corruption-free judiciaries in many countries, including Venezuela.
    Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Several oil companies sought compensation through international tribunals and arbitrators.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Nuremberg trials also helped to establish precedents used in later international criminal tribunals, including those in the wake of the Bosnian war and Rwandan genocide, and influenced the formation of the International Criminal Court, which began operating in 2002 in The Hague.
    B.B. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.
    Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Criminal courts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20courts. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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