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trial court

noun

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as in criminal court

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Recent Examples of trial court At a resentencing in 1989, the jury voted 7-5 to recommend death, the trial court again imposed the death penalty, and the state Supreme Court upheld the sentence on direct appeal. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 In a statement Friday, a spokesperson said the allegations are unfounded and noted that the company prevailed at the trial court level. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 In the latter, a case that began 11 years ago would likely continue for years at the trial court level unless the parties settled. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The company built a research tool for litigators, giving them access to state trial court records, docket history, filings and the patterns of opposing counsel across cases. — Mehron Sharq, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial court

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They were released on Friday morning after an arraignment in Manhattan criminal court.

— John Miller, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
Syria's military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

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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

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Any matters requiring legal enforcement are referred directly to the Texas judicial system, said the tribunal, which likened its work to the services provided by Jewish Beth Din courts and Catholic ecclesiastical tribunals.

— David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The two-day hearing before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Montevideo, Uruguay, marks the first time the tribunal has considered a case involving Indigenous peoples living in isolation in Peru.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

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