criminal court

noun

Definition of criminal courtnext
as in judiciary

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Recent Examples of criminal court Fort Worth City Hall and county criminal courts already implement similar security measures. — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025 Unlike in criminal courts, noncitizens do not have access to free counsel, but have a right to a lawyer to represent them. — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025 Every police officer in Illinois is now required to wear a body camera, an overhaul of Cook County criminal court is coming, plus Chicago residents can expect tax hikes on streaming services and cable TV, personal property leases and grocery bags. — Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025 But a fuller explanation, drawn from corporate filings, interviews, and criminal court and bankruptcy records, shows how the DOJ, after years of aggressively prosecuting opioid companies, delayed for a decade a winning criminal case against Endo. — Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for criminal court
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  1. judiciary
  2. high court
  3. supreme court
  4. tribunal
  5. court
  6. bench
Noun
  • In December 2020, the Supreme Court held him in contempt of court for allegedly disparaging the judiciary and judges in his social media posts.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The bill also would require the judiciary to recommend whether a similar program should be implemented in Baltimore City.
    — Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • This high court typically has tried to avoid immigration disputes, but Trump's team aims to force its hand.
    — Marc Caputo, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of high court
Noun
  • The supreme court has already issued a temporary order freezing Bar’s dismissal.
    — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Read more Judge Chutkan strikes blow against Elon Musk's DOGE Supreme Court will save Trump's political plans—analyst Will the supreme court overturn birthright citizenship?
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of supreme court
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  • Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh are set to begin their employment tribunal against the BBC on March 17 in London, marking the denouement of a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two years.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The president is required by Article II Section 3 to enforce orders of the Supreme Court or subordinate federal tribunals.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of tribunal
Noun
  • Gun manufacturers and other parties challenged the rule in court.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • High-ranking Trump administration officials such as Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought believe the Impoundment Control Act is unconstitutional and can be overturned in court.
    — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of court
Noun
  • The white option features an undulating leather seat, while its sister bench, in black, is made with Synderme, a material composed of leather fibers, paper fibers, and latex that allows for the reuse of leather scraps that would otherwise go to waste.
    — Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • By that point the Trojans already were emptying their bench and rolling to the second round.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of bench

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