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Recent Examples of criminal court
Becciu, 76, was convicted in 2023 by the Vatican's criminal court on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office following a high-profile trial that raised questions about the Vatican's judicial process.
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The brothers deny all the allegations against them brought in a mixture of civil and criminal courts.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Judge Louis Nock ordered Shelby, who was dressed in a black jacket, black pants and white shirt to be held without bail at his Manhattan criminal court arraignment Monday afternoon.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
While criminal courts are part of the judicial branch, immigration courts are administrative civil venues under the umbrella of the executive branch’s Department of Justice.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The brothers deny all the allegations against them brought in a mixture of civil and criminal courts.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Judge Louis Nock ordered Shelby, who was dressed in a black jacket, black pants and white shirt to be held without bail at his Manhattan criminal court arraignment Monday afternoon.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
While criminal courts are part of the judicial branch, immigration courts are administrative civil venues under the umbrella of the executive branch’s Department of Justice.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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All three of the judges, who sit on the US Court of International Trade, appeared troubled by the Trump administration’s claim that the judiciary may not review the legality of the tariffs at all.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
13 May 2025
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Some of the judiciary in question are overseeing cases that involve the White House administration.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The high court granted the request for emergency relief sought by Laurel Libby, who represents House District 90 and was censured by her colleagues for a social media post that criticized the state for allowing transgender athletes at public high schools to compete in girls sports.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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On Monday, the high court issued an order vacating a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place TPS for Venezuelans that that administration wanted to end last month.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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That would mean the state supreme court’s decision rejecting religious charter schools would remain.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The supreme court could render a decision on whether Bar remains in office, and for how long, based on technical issues.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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While many of the crimes perpetrated by Putin and his troops are already being investigated and prosecuted, whether by domestic or international tribunals, the crime of aggression is yet to be addressed with comprehensive responses.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The move to create a special tribunal aims to fill a void created by limitations on the International Criminal Court.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The accompanying video – well, better classified as all-encompassing graphics that sucked you into the visual vortex – of football fields and basketball courts pulled at the hearts of 17,000 people as Chesney sang of days gone by with his typical earnestness.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The Star Tribune reported that Cahill received some advice and well-wishes from other U.S. judges who took on similarly high-profile court cases that were heavily covered by the media — including Lance Ito, who oversaw O.J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Indiana, on the other hand, has received 38 points from its bench.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Rachel Banham led the Sky with 15 points, part of a bench unit that outscored the starters 41-33.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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