criminal court

noun

Definition of criminal courtnext
as in judiciary

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Recent Examples of criminal court Though the bar for evidence is lower than in criminal court, judges may request detailed testimony because subjects of restraining orders can lose their jobs or the ability to see their children. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Delgado Lopez’ arraignment in Manhattan criminal court was pending Friday morning. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 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 He is scheduled to return to criminal court for a pretrial hearing in September. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal court
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  1. judiciary
  2. high court
  3. supreme court
  4. tribunal
  5. judicature
  6. court
  7. bench
Noun
  • In theory, members of the nation’s highest court – and the federal judiciary as a whole – aren’t supposed to worry about public approval.
    — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro beyond Jair If elected, clashes with the judiciary are unlikely to end.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • The high court late Wednesday declined to intervene, without comment, clearing the way for the execution.
    — JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of high court
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  • After Maduro was removed, Rodríguez, who was his vice president, stepped in as interim leader, and was given a six-month mandate by the nation’s supreme court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In the latter, the state supreme court revised the instruction to appear more neutral and reduced pressure on hold-out jurors to switch sides.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of supreme court
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  • In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.
    — Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, while posturing as the guardian of a democratic transition, governed through massacres and military tribunals.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tribunal
Noun
  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Definition of judicature
Noun
  • The companies say a flood of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The two defendants in the Manchester case spoke in court through interpreters, only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses, PA reported.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • There, trenches, benches, niches and other architectural devices are carved into the floor and walls—adding to the drama of the paintings covering the walls.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • So general manager Alex Anthopoulos replaced Snitker with his bench coach, Weiss, and the Braves never looked back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
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