: a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
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Recent Examples on the WebAn Istanbul criminal court will assess the indictment and decide to accept or refuse it. Adam Pourahmadi And Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Credit Suisse and a former employee of the bank were found guilty in a Swiss federal criminal court of helping a Bulgarian crime ring launder money related to cocaine trafficking.WSJ, 28 June 2022 Albence’s concerns reached the Border Patrol, the part of CBP that carried out most of the separations and transported parents to criminal court. Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini's 11-day trial on charges of defrauding FIFA starts Wednesday — finally bringing the epic downfall of soccer's former world leaders into criminal court. Graham Dunbar, ajc, 6 June 2022 The specialized criminal court handed down the unusually harsh 34-year sentence under Saudi counterterrorism and cybercrime laws, to be followed by a 34-year travel ban. Isabel Debre, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 In a 31-page decision issued Friday, the state’s criminal court of appeals ordered a new trial for the man, Tim Gilbert. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2021 This is an abduction masquerading as a criminal court. Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 After a lengthy investigation, the prosecutor’s office has requested that the case be brought before a criminal court. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 July 2022 See More