criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Balmer has faced criminal charges over the past decade including simple assault, theft and forgery, according to online criminal court records.
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Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
In criminal court, defendants are entitled by the 6th Amendment to speedy prosecutions.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
On Monday, a criminal court in France found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement, and barred her from running for the French Presidency in 2027.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
May 1 in Independence criminal court.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
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Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
In criminal court, defendants are entitled by the 6th Amendment to speedy prosecutions.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
On Monday, a criminal court in France found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement, and barred her from running for the French Presidency in 2027.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
May 1 in Independence criminal court.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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