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Recent Examples of criminal court
Becciu, 76, was convicted in 2023 by the Vatican's criminal court on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office following a high-profile trial that raised questions about the Vatican's judicial process.
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The brothers deny all the allegations against them brought in a mixture of civil and criminal courts.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Judge Louis Nock ordered Shelby, who was dressed in a black jacket, black pants and white shirt to be held without bail at his Manhattan criminal court arraignment Monday afternoon.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
While criminal courts are part of the judicial branch, immigration courts are administrative civil venues under the umbrella of the executive branch’s Department of Justice.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The brothers deny all the allegations against them brought in a mixture of civil and criminal courts.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Judge Louis Nock ordered Shelby, who was dressed in a black jacket, black pants and white shirt to be held without bail at his Manhattan criminal court arraignment Monday afternoon.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
While criminal courts are part of the judicial branch, immigration courts are administrative civil venues under the umbrella of the executive branch’s Department of Justice.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Today, the principle that the judiciary interprets the Constitution and the laws is firmly rooted.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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With Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, the judiciary has been the main check on his authority.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The trial took place one month before the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling expanding the scope of presidential immunity, and Trump's lawyers have argued that the evidence would have not been permitted based on the high court's ruling.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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The high court ruling was not unlike the justices’ decision on May 19 that allowed the administration to revoke deportation protections and work permits for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in Florida and other states with Temporary Protected Status granted during the Biden presidency.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The letter, which was started by development producer Sid Strickland of Motive Pictures and script editor Jack Casey, expresses solidarity for the trans, non-binary and intersex communities impacted by the supreme court ruling.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The supreme court statement also included a similar remark.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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In 2004, Kehoe was selected to lead a team of lawyers and investigators who advised a special tribunal that prosecuted former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The three-strong tribunal of former Supreme Court judges Lords Mance and Neuberger and leading international arbitrator Michael Crane was asked to rule on two disputes.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The accompanying video – well, better classified as all-encompassing graphics that sucked you into the visual vortex – of football fields and basketball courts pulled at the hearts of 17,000 people as Chesney sang of days gone by with his typical earnestness.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The suite offers a main space, soft interview room, family grieving room, and comfort rooms offering victims a place to rest between court sessions or to meet with prosecutors.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Indiana, on the other hand, has received 38 points from its bench.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The original plan for the L was to close the tunnel and jackhammer out the concrete bench walls along the edges of the tubes and then repour new concrete bench walls, burying the electric cables within, a task that is very labor-intensive and time consuming.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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