Thesaurus results for TRIAL COURT

trial court

noun

Definition of trial court

as in criminal court

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Recent Examples of trial court Kanai, who is not an attorney, is currently representing himself pro se in his appeal of the judgment in CAHA’s original suit, attempting to argue that the trial court failed to apply the proper legal standards for the claims against him. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The charges, including a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, will be formally addressed before the trial court, and additional pretrial proceedings may be scheduled. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 To overturn the trial court's decision would require an appellate court to find that the trial court abused its discretion ― which is a very high bar to hurdle. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But the panel ruled that Navarro's testimony about that phone call, without further evidence, wasn't enough to overrule the trial court judge, who heard Navarro's testimony directly. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial court

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Noun

Hickerson was arrested on May 2, 2019, based on an allegation of injuring a spouse or girlfriend, according to Los Angeles County criminal court records.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
He is scheduled to return to criminal court for a pretrial hearing in September.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal court

Noun

Unlike in civil court proceedings, DOAH rulings are merely recommendations to state and local government agencies, which do not have to abide by the decisions.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Clodagh McGowan, a Department of Investigations spokesperson, tells me the decision to suspend evictions is made together with officials from the city civil court, and extreme weather is a frequent reason.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of civil court

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In December, the tribunal issued its final judgment in The Hague—a symbolic choice given the city’s role as a center of international justice—upholding the charge of gender persecution.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
In December 2025, Leo filed an employment tribunal lawsuit against ITN, claiming discrimination arising from his disability.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026