Thesaurus results for TRIAL COURT

trial court

noun

Definition of trial court

as in criminal court

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Recent Examples of trial court The trial court dismissed the petition as time-barred on May 1, 2025, concluding it was filed one day past the 365-day jurisdictional deadline. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 The trial court properly denied her petition as untimely. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 The Patriots—joined by Kraft Sports and Entertainment and the New England Revolution—filed their complaint in a state trial court. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026 Veterans Court treatment programs typically take about 18 months to complete and if a defendant does not successfully complete the treatment program, he or she can be sent back to the trial court or can plead to the charges, McMahon said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial court

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Noun

The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

Definition of criminal court

Noun

The future of California court transcripts A pending ruling from the California Supreme Court will determine whether electronic recordings are allowed in some civil court proceedings.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Meanwhile, private litigants such as Becca Good will also be pushing for accountability in civil court—a process that will involve its own battles over the legal possibilities for seeking justice against federal officials.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of civil court

Noun

Alejandro Ramelli, president of the tribunal, told The Associated Press that closing was contingent on the SJP continuing its work — otherwise, Colombia would be in breach of its obligations to the world court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
The move marks the first time that CARICOM as a bloc has sought the opinion of the CCJ since the tribunal was established in 2001 and began operation four years later.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026