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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The real-world stakes are high, Farid warns, because so much evidence in courts of law rests on the truthfulness of visual evidence presented.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Figari has always maintained his innocence with his lawyer telling CNN in January that Figari has not been convicted in a court of law for the allegations.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Under the Sixth Amendment of the United State Constitution, all accused indigent people are guaranteed the right to effective legal representation in a court of law.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
In the finale of Hulu’s Good American Family, Natalia Grace’s hopes that the justice system might finally prevail are squandered when the court of law becomes yet another place where her truth is not welcome.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Figari has always maintained his innocence with his lawyer telling CNN in January that Figari has not been convicted in a court of law for the allegations.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Under the Sixth Amendment of the United State Constitution, all accused indigent people are guaranteed the right to effective legal representation in a court of law.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
In the finale of Hulu’s Good American Family, Natalia Grace’s hopes that the justice system might finally prevail are squandered when the court of law becomes yet another place where her truth is not welcome.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Court of law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20of%20law. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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