criminal court
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈkrɪmɪnəl kɔrt/
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tribunal penal
- Reporter: With bodyguards and attorneys, he went into Manhattan criminal court.
- international criminal court
- permanent international criminal court
- adult criminal court
The one thing they're afraid of is the ICC International Criminal Court.
- The one thing they're afraid of is the ICC International Criminal Court.
- And so Comoros referred the matter straight away to the International Criminal Court for the matter to be investigated.
- I also removed from politics the selection of Criminal Court and Family Court judges.
- I've known people to collect the evidence and use it in court and that's family and Criminal Court.
- Putting aside anyone's disdain for Alec and his politics, putting aside what you feel about him as a person, this case should not be in Criminal Court.
- But what we've learned from what we've been talking about and so much more is that this criminal courts, the criminal courts do make mistakes.
Examples
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In recent years, communities across the United States have instituted specialized criminal courts for defendants with substance abuse disorders and mental illness.
Academic text (2005) -
I am, unfortunately, in Criminal Court and if convicted, face up to five years in prison and a hefty fine.
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We call the names, I want you to report to the criminal court on the second floor of this building.
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The jail is just down the street from the criminal court.
Academic text (2002) -
Are we in criminal court here?
Academic text (2017) -
I had to ask someone how to find the criminal court building, so apparently I'd led a sheltered life.
Fiction book (1997) -
They have been indicted by a criminal court.
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Today a Manhattan criminal court judge ruled the film obscene and ordered it removed from theaters in New York City.
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If we pursue this in criminal court, what do you think will happen to him?
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A premeditated murder is the most serious charge tried in our criminal courts.
Synonyms
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1.4
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
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3.2
A place where a judge hears and decides cases about the law
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3.1
A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions
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3.8
A place where judges decide legal cases and apply the law
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a court that deals with crimes' is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'criminal' (relating to crime) with the noun 'court' (a forum for legal cases). This simple adjective+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern in legal vocabulary and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Criminal court comes from two simple words: criminal, meaning a person who breaks the law, and court, the place where judges hear cases. So, it literally means a court that handles people accused of 'crimes' and decides if they are 'guilty' or not.