judicatory

noun

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as in judicature

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  1. judiciary
  2. tribunal
  3. criminal court
  4. court
Noun
  • Leaders in the federal judiciary and some lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for vetoing the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan bill that would have added 66 new federal judges to address growing caseloads (The Hill).
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
  • University of Richmond Law professor Carl Tobias told the Washington Examiner the legislation became the closest to passing compared to any similar bill that has been proposed since 1990, the last time the number of judges was expanded in the federal judiciary.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Art exhibit about misogyny was only open to women — until a man complained In September the supreme court quashed the tribunal’s ruling, and MONA this week announced that the Ladies Lounge will reopen for a lap of honor from Thursday until mid-January, 2025.
    Elizabeth Fortescue, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Civilian courts were replaced with military tribunals, and the military controlled many aspects of daily life until the territory returned to civilian governance in 1944.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of tribunal
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  • As a result of her false arrest, Rodriguez had to hire an attorney to defend her in criminal court on multiple occasions, the suit says.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Plus, Manhattan prosecutors urged a New York criminal court to keep Trump's hush money case alive.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminal court
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  • Both sides have taken a hit in the court of public opinion in the last few years.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The appeals panel found that a defense secretary has the power to prevent a war court overseer from negotiating a plea deal as a general principle, just not retroactively.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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