criminal case

Definition of "criminal case"
  1. A lawsuit initiated by a government prosecutor accusing someone of committing a crime
How to use "criminal case" in a sentence
  1. In the criminal case, the defendant was charged with burglary.
  2. The proceedings of the criminal case took multiple months.
  3. The jury reached a decision in the criminal case.

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