criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Demonstrators protest outside Manhattan criminal court before the start of the sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in New York.
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Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Michelle L. Price The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump, right, and Todd Blanche, attorney for Donald Trump, appear virtually at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
The jury in Manhattan state court heard from 22 witnesses during about a month of testimony in Manhattan's criminal court.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, May 30, 2024.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Michelle L. Price The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump, right, and Todd Blanche, attorney for Donald Trump, appear virtually at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
The jury in Manhattan state court heard from 22 witnesses during about a month of testimony in Manhattan's criminal court.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, May 30, 2024.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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