court appearance

noun

: the formal act of going in front of judge to have one's case decided
One man has been convicted of the crime, and two others are awaiting court appearances.

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Jacobson has a court appearance scheduled for Tuesday, in federal court in St. Paul, Minn., according to Marzulli. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Ferreyra is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Friday. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 What To Watch For Council is scheduled to make his first court appearance later on Thursday. Ty Roush, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for court appearance 

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“Court appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20appearance. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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