courts
Example Sentences
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The closest thing to a rule of thumb holds that courts should apply the rules of the state that has the most significant relationship to the case.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Prosecutors typically limit the number of indictments they seek when courts haven’t yet ruled in support of novel theories of wrongdoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The family launched a petition to give courts greater powers in similar cases, after Bayliss was again declared unfit in 2026.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It also will include two regulation basketball courts, a performance and training environment, hydrotherapy and recovery rooms and a player sanctuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Everybody understood that it was a word imported from the law courts, and with it came an established set of standards for judging the reliability of testimony.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
