How to Use criminal court in a Sentence

criminal court

noun
  • Yet in the Bronx, there is still no A.T.M. in criminal court.
    New York Times, 2 May 2018
  • She will be tried by a criminal court in Brest on Oct. 14.
    New York Times, 1 July 2021
  • Russell is free on bail as the case works its way through criminal court.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The state wants the case to be decided by a criminal court, not a civil one.
    Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Others are sent to a unit in Cranston by order of a criminal court.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
  • If the physician is found guilty in a criminal court, they could be ordered to pay fines or sent to jail or prison.
    Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In Rock County, south of Madison, a 15-year-old was charged in criminal court.
    Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Legal sources said the suspects would now be referred to a criminal court to be tried.
    Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020
  • And if the case goes to criminal court, there won't be a non-disclosure agreement.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • No jury trials were in process as of Friday, and the criminal courts planned to take this week off for spring break.
    Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2020
  • He was released after a night in jail but will have to appear at the city’s criminal court next month.
    Anne Quito, Quartz, 1 July 2022
  • The sentence, handed down on Tuesday by a criminal court in Bangkok, was more than 43 years in prison.
    New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
  • The next year, the state’s top criminal court found their original pay rate broke local rules and state law.
    Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The process is handled in civil court, not criminal court.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • The criminal court is no longer involved in their treatment.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • To the city’s advantage, the threshold for proof will be lower than in criminal court.
    Michael Tarm, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2019
  • Aside from being fired, Dages was charged in criminal court with lying in the report.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The company also sued Lynch in U.S. criminal court, where he was found not guilty in June.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2024
  • No New Orleans judge in criminal court had lost a re-election bid since the early 1970s.
    New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • Watson was not charged in criminal court and settled with all but one of his accusers.
    New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022
  • But so far the Weinstein case is the only #MeToo case to be brought before a jury in a criminal court.
    Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2020
  • His trial will be the first of a churchman with his rank in Vatican City’s criminal court.
    Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 3 July 2021
  • Fox said a no-contest plea is treated the same as a guilty plea for sentencing in criminal court.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Hearings and the trial that determines the outcome of Franke’s felony charges will take place in criminal court.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The city has never sought to prosecute Bushwick Holdings in criminal court, and the gaps around the doors remain.
    Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The criminal courts failed to find White mobsters guilty of assault, arson and murder.
    Suzette Malveaux, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
  • After the criminal court declared him not guilty, Watts took a week off and then set about rebuilding his firm.
    Francesca Mari, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2020
  • In criminal court, this is viewed as a violation of due process.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2021
  • There is still much work to be done in criminal court, and our office will continue to diligently prosecute cases with integrity, fairness, and commitment to the rule of law.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His arraignment was pending in Brooklyn criminal court.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024

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