criminal court
a court of law in which criminal cases are tried and determined.
Origin of criminal court
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The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.
For very good reasons, a conviction is unlikely either in state or federal criminal court.
Prosecuting Officer Wilson Won't Bring Justice to Ferguson | Candace McCoy | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe exposure my client would have had in criminal court doesn't compare to a second semester senior getting expelled.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases? | Emily Shire | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn afternoon spent observing trials in a New York criminal court makes him physically ill.
American Dreams: Saul Bellow’s Masterpiece of Lamentation | Nathaniel Rich | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We want them because they are needed in the criminal court of Chicago.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. ShermanHence the criminal court appears to be the highest of the courts, and the one that most deeply affects the natural rights of man.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtTowards the latter end of February a criminal court was convened, in which six of the convicts received sentence of death.
The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay | Arthur PhillipShe wondered what he was feeling, whether he disliked the portrait of the judge of the criminal court at which he was looking.
December Love | Robert HichensAll things considered, kidnaping and automobile theft were not a happy combination with which to appear before a criminal court.
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