How to Use court of law in a Sentence
court of law
noun phrase
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However, generally, criminality can definitively only be established in and by a court of law.
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Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2024
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Such as the state’s 400 miles of coastline — or maybe a court of law.
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Brian Amaral,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 June 2023
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But this is the first time anyone has done so in a court of law.
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Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2023
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The lawsuit has pushed that fight into a new arena: the court of law.
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Teo Armus,
Washington Post,
20 Sep. 2023
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This is why people should not need to beg for healthcare in a court of law.
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Joe Ruiz,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2023
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But that argument might not hold much weight in a court of law.
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Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2024
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If it were called into question in a court of law, the lawyers agreed this portion of the bill wouldn’t pass the smell test.
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Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
24 Apr. 2023
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Is the president prepared to say that under oath in a court of law?
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ABC News,
6 Aug. 2023
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Let the people decide guilt or innocence in a court of law.
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Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2024
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Being Black means your imagination can be used against you in a court of law.
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Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2024
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Artists all over the country are having to consider whether their lyrics could ever be used against them in a court of law.
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Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2023
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It’s got to be demonstrable facts that can be laid out with evidence, because that’s what a court of law is gonna look to.
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NBC news,
19 Apr. 2023
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Legal emulation or no, Yuzu may not want to risk finding out in a court of law.
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Sean Hollister,
The Verge,
27 Feb. 2024
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When charged, criminal defendants have the chance to defend themselves in a court of law.
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Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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It’s well documented that Trump said and did things that would get anybody else convicted in a court of law.
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Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
8 Aug. 2023
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In neither case have the leaders responsible ever been held to account in a court of law.
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John Waterbury,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2019
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Girl, this is a court of law, not a philosophical discussion.
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Anna Deavere Smith,
The Atlantic,
13 Nov. 2023
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Zack Goytowski has taken to himself to the court of law Instagram to clear his name.
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Vulture,
7 Apr. 2023
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Naturally, Trump should receive the same due process and legal rights as everyone else in a court of law.
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Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
2 Aug. 2023
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His public comments could ultimately be used against him in a court of law, but to him that hardly seems like a reason to stay silent.
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Peter Baker,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2023
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In its 47 years in business, no contract arranged by The Albert Company has been involved in a trial in a court of law.
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Debbi Compton,
USA TODAY,
17 Aug. 2023
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The suspect should be considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Jen Guadarrama,
The Indianapolis Star,
17 June 2024
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For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward - under oath - and prove anything in a court of law.
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Erin B. Logan,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2023
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Unsurprisingly, the bans aren’t weathering their challenges well in the court of law.
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Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
30 Aug. 2023
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Having received due process in a court of law, these people are nothing more than criminals.
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For Carroll County Times,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2024
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However, that was a misdemeanor charge that was never tried in a court of law, while Trump was convicted by a jury on felony charges.
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Nik Popli,
TIME,
3 June 2024
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Now, after more than two decades of back and forth, the disagreement is finally nearing a resolution in a court of law.
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Jacob Judah,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2024
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The document asks both federal and state legislators to adopt bills that limit the use of rap lyrics as evidence in a court of law.
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Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
11 June 2024
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Opponents said political protests won't mean anything in courts of law, and Trump could be looking at trials in three of them.
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David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
19 July 2023
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However, prosecutors will now face a high legal bar to hold a president accountable in a court of law.
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Maya Homan,
USA TODAY,
1 July 2024
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