criminal court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Nash was initially arraigned in criminal court on a first-degree murder charge and two counts of burglary, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
On Tuesday, Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons made a motion to honor the outgoing Tarrant County criminal courts administrator Gregory Shugart, who lives in her precinct.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
Majors did not face prison time for the conviction, but a Manhattan criminal court judge ruled in April that the actor must complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 June 2024
The center was proposed years ago by county criminal court Judge Steve Leifman, who took Bloom and others on the tour last November.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
On Tuesday, Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons made a motion to honor the outgoing Tarrant County criminal courts administrator Gregory Shugart, who lives in her precinct.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
Majors did not face prison time for the conviction, but a Manhattan criminal court judge ruled in April that the actor must complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 June 2024
The center was proposed years ago by county criminal court Judge Steve Leifman, who took Bloom and others on the tour last November.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20court. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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