Thesaurus results for CRIMINAL COURT

criminal court

noun

Definition of criminal court

as in judiciary

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Recent Examples of criminal court Syria's military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Syria’s military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for criminal court

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Noun

However, the German government has so far refrained from comment on the upcoming trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
That legislation had included laws that would have blocked Bosnia's national police and judiciary from having any authority in Republika Srpska.

— Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of judiciary

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But the editorial boards of both the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel have continued to watch this supreme court for the past six years.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.

— Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of supreme court

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After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of tribunal

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Li fled to China, with Xuan and Zhang’s help, according to court filings.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.

— Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of court

Noun

At least a computer might know that’s not a saxophone, hiding like a serpent beneath the piano bench.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
In the suit, Paredes is requesting a bench trial and is asking for a temporary injunction to stop the city from enforcing its ban until after a trial has been conducted.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

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