criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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In 2015, Arezzo’s criminal court sentenced Landi’s uncle, cousin and brother to between two and four and a half years in prison for fraudulent bankruptcy and misappropriation of funds.
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The jury heard from 22 witnesses during about four weeks of testimony in Manhattan's criminal court.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
That five-page request was similar in nature to a more lengthy Trump filing made public Tuesday, which asked a Manhattan criminal court to throw out his convictions on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
He is expected to appear in criminal court on Wednesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The jury heard from 22 witnesses during about four weeks of testimony in Manhattan's criminal court.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
That five-page request was similar in nature to a more lengthy Trump filing made public Tuesday, which asked a Manhattan criminal court to throw out his convictions on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
He is expected to appear in criminal court on Wednesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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