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 court upheld the $14 million front-pay award but remanded the issue back to the trial court for further review. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 But within hours, Mamdani filed the lawsuit in a Manhattan trial court. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Friday’s ruling did not throw out the trial court’s finding of defamation against Jones. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The appeals court ruled that the trial court judge improperly allowed the parents to seek damages above the cap. — Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial court

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Noun

The first part of Reddington's questioning largely focused on Mack's history of serving as a witness in criminal court cases.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal court

Noun

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

Noun

In England, boxer Jane Couch took the British Board of Boxing Control to an industrial tribunal over their refusal to grant her (or any woman) a professional boxing licence.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Vucic last week accused the West and The Hague tribunal of blaming only Serbs for the crimes and bringing no justice for the Serb victims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026