How to Use criminal court in a Sentence
criminal court
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Others are sent to a unit in Cranston by order of a criminal court.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
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She will be tried by a criminal court in Brest on Oct. 14.
—New York Times, 1 July 2021
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But in addition to being charged with trespass in criminal court, you can get sued for it in civil court, too.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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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
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Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in a New York criminal court.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
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Justice, here and there In Manhattan criminal court, Trump got the best lawyer his millions could buy.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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No New Orleans judge in criminal court had lost a re-election bid since the early 1970s.
—New York Times, 30 June 2021
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The formal charges may be in the form of an indictment by a grand jury or the filing of charges by a prosecutor or an arraignment in a criminal court.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
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The high court stated that the testimony helped Cosby's conviction in criminal court.
—Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 1 July 2021
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The defendant is currently being tried in juvenile court, but the prosecution is pushing to move the case to criminal court where she would be tried as an adult.
—Sofía Mejías Pascoe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2021
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And former criminal court judges who currently preside in other divisions of the court may be called in to preside over criminal trials, Evans said.
—Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021
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People who are only seeking to expunge arrest records that didn't result in a criminal court complaint need to file the documents with the superior court in the county where they were arrested.
—Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
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The case now goes to the state’s highest criminal court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, for its judges to decide whether to vacate the convictions.
—Dallas News, 27 May 2021
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The state wants the case to be decided by a criminal court, not a civil one.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 3 Jan. 2023
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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
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And if the case goes to criminal court, there won't be a non-disclosure agreement.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2024
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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
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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
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The process is handled in civil court, not criminal court.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
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The criminal court is no longer involved in their treatment.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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Aside from being fired, Dages was charged in criminal court with lying in the report.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
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Watson was not charged in criminal court and settled with all but one of his accusers.
—New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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The criminal courts failed to find White mobsters guilty of assault, arson and murder.
—Suzette Malveaux, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
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In criminal court, this is viewed as a violation of due process.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2021
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Merchan, born in Colombia, will be in the hot seat in what could be the biggest case ever tried in the Manhattan criminal court.
—Patricia Hurtado, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2023
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After the death of her father, the unnamed narrator leaves New York to work as an interpreter at a criminal court in The Hague.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2021
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But a criminal court ruled that the general would need to be charged in the Special Peace Jurisdiction.
—Diana Durán, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
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