court of law
noun phrase
: a court that hears cases and decides them on the basis of statutes or the common law
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And there's a specific place where those topics and issues are judged, called the court of law.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that claims of partisan gerrymandering are not subject to scrutiny in a court of law.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Most significantly, due process includes the ability to protest their deportations before a court of law.
—Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
James Blair, a White House deputy chief of staff, recently said the administration was comfortable litigating the debate not only in the court of law, but in the wider court of public opinion.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that claims of partisan gerrymandering are not subject to scrutiny in a court of law.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Most significantly, due process includes the ability to protest their deportations before a court of law.
—Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
James Blair, a White House deputy chief of staff, recently said the administration was comfortable litigating the debate not only in the court of law, but in the wider court of public opinion.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Court of law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20of%20law. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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