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 In Ben Gamla, though, the trial court judge relied on federal case law. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 The trial court will need to decide whether the university was legally justified in concealing and redacting certain documents and whether Abraham qualifies for attorneys' fees. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction and sentence in 1991, finding the trial court erred by allowing a prosecutor on the case who had previously defended Reaves in a criminal matter. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 The Supreme Court, however, did not agree to send the shooter's case back to trial court. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial court

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How has Brand’s flimflam, wrapped up in the needy personality of an entertainer who lives off clicks, landed in England’s criminal court system?

— Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
The verdict and sentence was delivered by eight judges at Italy’s highest criminal court, the prima Corte d’Assise, in Rome.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of criminal court

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The club has had Los Angeles in its name since 2005, when the City of Anaheim sued the team and lost in civil court.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
At the time, Martin Electronics argued under Florida state law that employees who agreed to receive workers’ compensation following an injury were prohibited from later suing the company in civil court.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of civil court

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The pro-European government of Donald Tusk accuses Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, who is aligned with PiS, of blocking judges elected by the parliamentary majority from taking up their posts at the tribunal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Parliament has continued appointing judges under Poland's constitution, but several of those appointments have been blocked from taking office amid a years-long standoff between the government, the presidency and the tribunal itself.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026